Patents Assigned to Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada as represented by the Solicitor General acting through the Commissoner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  • Multi-element diamond reference standard
    Patent number: 8480993
    Abstract: A diamond reference standard contains a diamond composite of 60-90% diamond crystals and 10-40% silicon carbide binding agent doped with a plurality of elements. The standard is prepared by doping a diamond composite containing a silicon carbide binder with a plurality of elements, the presence of which can readily be detected using a variety of instruments, e.g. a mass spectrometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada as represented by the Solicitor General acting through the Commissoner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
    Inventors: David Ballantyne, Claude Dalpe