Patents by Inventor Colin McGUINNESS

Colin McGUINNESS has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • MELEE GEMSTONE SORTING
    Publication number: 20240326097
    Abstract: A method of sorting gemstones comprises receiving one or more gemstones at a collection location; determining, at the collection location, that one of the one or more gemstones is correctly oriented; transferring the correctly oriented gemstone from the collection location onto a moveable surface using an automated arm; transporting the gemstone upon the moveable surface to one or more measurement locations; measuring one or more properties of the gemstone at the one or more measurement locations while the gemstone is supported upon the moveable surface; and sorting the gemstone based upon the one or more measured properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Philip HARRIS, Peter Stanley ROSE, Andrew PORTSMOUTH, Trevor Anthony HARRIES, Colin MCGUINNESS, David FISHER
  • LUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENTS IN DIAMOND
    Publication number: 20190003980
    Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for providing an indicator for a diamond as to whether it is natural by testing for the presence or absence of one or more specific markers in the luminescence properties of the diamond, These markers are characterised by luminescence decay time and luminescence wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: James Gordon Charters SMITH, Colin McGUINNESS, David FISHER
  • LUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENTS IN DIAMOND
    Publication number: 20180195970
    Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for providing an indicator for a diamond as to whether it is natural by testing for the presence or absence of one or more specific markers in the luminescence properties of the diamond. These markers are characterised by luminescence decay time and luminescence wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: James Gordon Charters SMITH, Colin McGUINNESS, David FISHER