Jewelry with Invisible Design and Method of Creating Same

Abstract

A jewelry setting having a first appearance in ambient light a second appearance displaying an embedded design in ultraviolet light. The setting is formed from first and second groups of gemstones that have the same color quality in ambient light. The second group of gemstones that form the embedded design, have a different color quality when subject to the ultraviolet light. When the setting is subjected to ultraviolet light the second group of gemstones fluoresces to display the embedded image.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A jewelry setting comprising:
 a base of a selected material,   a first group of gemstones set in the base, the first group having a first substantially similar color quality in ambient light and maintaining the first color quality when subjected to ultraviolet light,   a second group of gemstones set in the base, the second group having substantially the first color quality in ambient light and a second different fluorescent color quality when subjected to the ultraviolet light,   the second group of gemstones set in the base in a preselected pattern in the base to form an image when subjected to the ultraviolet light.   
     
     
         2 . The jewelry setting of  claim 1  wherein the first group of gemstones are selected from the group consisting of amber, beryl, synthetic emerald, chalcedony, chrysoberyl, coral, corundum, synthetic corundum, diamond, feldspar, garnet, ivory, jadeite, lapis lazuli, opal, pearl, quartz, shell, spinel, synthetic spinel, topaz and tourmaline. 
     
     
         3 . The jewelry setting of  claim 1  and further comprising a third group of gemstones set in the base, the third group having the first color quality in ambient light and a third different fluorescent color quality when subjected to ultraviolet light. 
     
     
         4 . The jewelry setting of  claim 3  wherein the third group is set in the base in preselected locations to form a second image when subjected to the ultraviolet light. 
     
     
         5 . The jewelry setting of  claim 1  wherein the setting is a ring. 
     
     
         6 . The jewelry setting of  claim 1  wherein the jewelry setting is a pendent. 
     
     
         7 . A jewelry setting comprising:
 a base of a selected material,   a first group of gemstones set in the base, the first group having a first substantially color quality in ambient light and second different fluorescent color quality when subject to ultraviolet light,   a second group of gemstones set in the base, the second group having a third color quality in ambient light and a fourth different fluorescent color quality when subject to the ultraviolet light,   the first and second groups of gemstones set in the base in preselected locations in the base to form a first image in ambient light and a second different image when subject to the ultraviolet light.   
     
     
         8 . The jewelry setting of  claim 7  wherein the first and second groups of gemstones are selected from the group consisting of amber, beryl, synthetic emerald, chalcedony, chrysoberyl, coral, corundum, synthetic corundum, diamond, feldspar, garnet, ivory, jadeite, lapis lazuli, opal, pearl, quartz, shell, spinel, synthetic spinel, topaz and tourmaline. 
     
     
         9 . The jewelry setting of  claim 7  wherein the setting is a ring. 
     
     
         10 . The jewelry setting of  claim 7  wherein the setting is a pendent. 
     
     
         11 . A method for creating a jewelry setting comprising the steps of:
 a. selecting a base material for the jewelry setting,   b. creating a design in the base material,   c. selecting a first plurality of gemstones that do not fluoresce a color when subject to a ultraviolet light,   d. selecting a second plurality of gemstones that fluoresce a color when subjected to the ultraviolet light,   e. setting the first and second plurality of gemstones in the base material with the second plurality of gemstones forming the design and the first plurality of gemstones around the first plurality of gemstones.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  and further selecting the first plurality of gemstones and the second plurality of gemstones from gemstones that have substantially the same color in ambient light. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12  and the further step of subjecting the jewelry setting to an ultraviolet light so that the design is visible due to the fluorescence of the second plurality of gemstones. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11  and selecting the first and second plurality of gemstones are selected from the group comprising amber, beryl, synthetic emerald, chalcedony, chrysoberyl, coral, corundum, synthetic corundum, diamond, feldspar, garnet, ivory, jadeite, lapis lazuli, opal, pearl, quartz, shell, spinel, synthetic spinel, topaz and tourmaline.