Method and apparatus for rapidly cooling a gem

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9983143
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12380416

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A cooling apparatus includes a container configured to contain a coolant within a space. The apparatus further includes a cooling block positioned substantially within the space and having a high heat capacity such that the space not occupied by the cooling block is filled with a coolant to a level at or below the top of the cooling block, and a placement structure having high thermal conductivity positioned on top of the cooling block and outside of the space. A method for cooling an object is also provided, which includes inserting a coolant into a container configured to contain the coolant within a space, and placing the object on a placement structure outside the space. For this method, the placement structure has a high thermal conductivity and is coupled to a cooling block, the cooling block having a high heat capacity and positioned substantially within the space.

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GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA INC (GIA)5345 ARMADA DRIVE CARLSBAD CA 92008

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Elen, Shane Snohomish, US 5 8
Hall, Matt West Chester, US 10 267
Wang, Wuyi Edison, US 64 497

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