Patent ID: 8773648

Claim:
An imaging system comprising: a. a tower; b. a base engaged with said tower; c. an image capture device moveable in a first dimension with respect to said tower; d. a stage pivotally engaged with said base about at least one stage pivot point, wherein a first axis of rotation between said stage and said base about said at least one stage pivot point is generally horizontal; e. a holder engaged with said stage, wherein said holder is configured to secure the position of a gemstone, wherein said holder is rotatable with respect to said stage about a second axis of rotation between said stage and said holder that is generally horizontal and generally perpendicular to said first axis of rotation, wherein a portion of said holder is rotatable with respect to said stage about a third axis of rotation between said stage and said holder that is generally vertical and generally perpendicular to both said first and second axes of rotation, and wherein said first, second, and third axes of rotation intersect at a common point; f. a capture device track secured to said tower; g. a first capture device bracket slidably engaged with said capture device track, wherein said image capture device is engaged with said capture device bracket; h. a lens track secured to said first capture device bracket; i. a lens bracket slidably engaged with said lens track; j. a lens secured to said lens bracket, wherein said lens is in communication with said image capture device; k. a main platform that is generally rectangular in shape; l. a first side plate secured to a first end of said main platform and extending upward therefrom; m. a second side plate secured to a second end of said main platform and extending upward therefrom; n. a back plate engaged with a back edge of said main platform extending upward therefrom, wherein said first and second side plates and said back plate are engaged with one another; o. a rotor pivotally engaged with said back plate, wherein said second axis of rotation is provided via the pivotal engagement between said rotor and said back plate; p. a rotor arm engaged with said rotor; q. a holder mount engaged with a distal end of said rotor arm; and, r. a holder tip pivotally engaged with said holder mount, wherein said holder tip is configured for direct engagement with a gemstone, and wherein said third axis of rotation is provided via the pivotal engagement between said holder tip and said rotor arm.