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APTOS JEWELER 10/20/13 1455 GE

SINCE THE LATE 199Os,  APTOS JEWELER TRENT WEST, HAS BEEN USING TUNGSTEN CARBIDE,  AS HIS CHOICE OF METAL FOR SOME OF HIS JEWELRY.  IT SEEMS THAT LARGER JEWELERS AROUND THE NATION, HAS INFRINGED UPON HIS PATENT, AND ARE ALSO USING THE METAL FOR THEIR OWN PRODUCTS.  WEST’S SALES ALLEGEDLY TOOK A SHARP DIVE IN RESPONSE TO THE LARGER COMPANIES  USING HIS IDEA  HE SUPPOSEDLY HOLDS NINE PATENTS THAT  DEAL WITH THE CONCEPT AND MANUFACTURE OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDE RINGS. THIS WEEK,  WEST’S ATTORNEY ANNOUNCED A SETTLEMENT WITH SEVERAL COMPANIES, WHO ALLEGEDLY INFRINGED UPON MR. WEST’S PATENT RIGHTS. THERE ARE MORE CASES PENDING AT THIS TIME. TUNGSTEN CARBIDE HAS BECOME A VERY POPULAR METAL THESE DAYS, IN THE MANUFACTURE OF WEDDING BANDS AND OTHER MODES OF JEWELRY.

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