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US 2020/0170359 A1Published application
Light-emitting jewelry
AssigneeNG Developments, LLC
InventorJohn W. Disinger
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Abstract
A light-emitting jewelry piece includes a gemstone, a head, and a mounting. The head is configured to interconnect the gemstone to the mounting. The mounting is arranged to secure the light-emitting jewelry piece to a person or a personal adornment.
Claims20
A light-emitting jewelry piece comprising
- a gemstone including a crown, a girdle, a pavilion, and a culet, the crown located in spaced-apart relation above the pavilion to locate the girdle therebetween, the girdle formed to include a channel that extends into the girdle and that opens away from the gemstone, and the pavilion located between the girdle and the culet and
- a light-emission system including a light-emitting band coupled to an exterior surface of the gemstone and configured to emit light over time in response to receiving and storing light to cause visible light to be emitted through the gemstone,
- wherein the light-emitting band extends around the girdle and into the channel formed in the girdle.
A method of making a light-emitting jewelry piece, the method comprising
- providing a gemstone, a head adapted to couple the gemstone to a mounting, and a light-emitting fluid, the gemstone including a crown, a girdle, a pavilion, and a culet, the crown located in spaced-apart relation above the pavilion to locate the girdle therebetween, the girdle formed to define a channel that extends into the gemstone and opens away from the gemstone, the pavilion located between the girdle and the culet, and the head including a girdle bezel adapted to extend around the girdle,
- roughing an inner surface of the girdle bezel,
- arranging the girdle bezel around the girdle of the gemstone so that the inner surface of the girdle bezel is aligned with and faces the girdle,
- applying the light-emitting fluid to the inner surface of the girdle bezel and to an external surface of the girdle to cause the light-emitting fluid to be positioned in the channel defined by the girdle, and
- heating the gemstone, girdle bezel, and light-emitting fluid to cause the light-emitting fluid to harden and couple to the inner surface of the girdle bezel and the external surface of the girdle to form a light-emitting jewelry piece.
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