Abstract: An apparatus for growing a synthetic diamond comprises a growth chamber, at least one manifold allowing access to the growth chamber, and a plurality of safety clamps positioned on opposite sides of the growth chamber; wherein the growth chamber and the plurality of safety clamps are comprised of a material having a tensile strength of about 120,000-200,000 psi, a yield strength of about 100,000-160,000 psi, an elongation of about 10-20%, an area reduction of about 40-50%, an impact strength of about 30-40 ft-lbs, and a hardness greater than 320 BHN.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 28, 2011
Publication date:
June 2, 2011
Applicant:
THE GEMESIS CORPORATION
Inventors:
Robert CHODELKA, Hexiang ZHU, Alexander NOVIKOV
Abstract: An apparatus for growing a synthetic diamond comprises a growth chamber, at least one manifold allowing access to the growth chamber, and a plurality of safety clamps positioned on opposite sides of the growth chamber; wherein the growth chamber and the plurality of safety clamps are comprised of a material having a tensile strength of about 120,000-200,000 psi, a yield strength of about 100,000-160,000 psi, an elongation of about 10-20%, an area reduction of about 40-50%, an impact strength of about 30-40 ft-lbs, and a hardness greater than 320 BHN.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 24, 2005
Date of Patent:
February 15, 2011
Assignee:
The Gemesis Corporation
Inventors:
Robert Chodelka, Hexiang Zhu, Alexander Novikov