US Patent Issued to Diamond Standard on Dec. 16 for "Secure diamond smart cards and exchange systems therefor" (New York Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,495,874, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Diamond Standard Inc. (New York).

"Secure diamond smart cards and exchange systems therefor" was invented by Cormac L. Kinney (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tamperproof diamond package comprises a package body; at least one chip embedded in the package body and at least one antenna configured to enable communication with the chip; anti-counterfeiting visual impressions on the package body; a diamond pouch formed at a predetermined section within the package body; and one or more diamonds located inside the diamond pouch and an outer covering encasing the package body and configured ...