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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7385231 | Porous thin-film-deposition substrate, electron emitting element, methods of producing them, and switching element and display element A method of producing a porous thin-film-deposition substrate, which has the steps of: placing onto a substrate that has an electrostatic charge on its surface, fine particles with a surface electrostatic charge opposite to the electrostatic charge of the substrate ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7335892 | High energy photon detector and power source with MEMS switch An energy cell, employed as a passive energy source or a detector for sensing high energy photons, takes advantage of the differing electrical properties of metals to produce an induced electromagnetic force charge when exposed to dosages of high energy photons such... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7122735 | Quantum well energizing method and apparatus A method and apparatus that converts energy provided by a chemical reaction into energy for charging a quantum well device. The disclosed apparatus comprises a catalyst layer that catalyzes a chemical reaction and captures hot electrons and hot phonons generated by ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6997395 | Fluid injection and recovery device The present invention provides a fluid injection and recovery device capable of spraying a fluid over an object, recovering at least, the sprayed fluid, as well as filtering and recycling the recovered fluid. This fluid injection and recovery device comprises: a mai... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6946596 | Tunneling-effect energy converters Tunneling-effect converters of thermal energy to electricity with an emitter and a collector separated from each other by a distance that is comparable to atomic dimensions and where tunneling effect plays an important role in the charge movement from the emitter to... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6831221 | System and method for power generation A method for powering a vehicle comprises, in one embodiment, receiving infrared radiation emitted as heat from a roadway surface, and converting energy of the infrared radiation to a form of energy that is useful for providing power to the vehicle. In another embod... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6774532 | Self-powered microthermionic converter A self-powered microthermionic converter having an internal thermal power source integrated into the microthermionic converter. These converters can have high energy-conversion efficiencies over a range of operating temperatures. Microengineering techniques are used... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6700298 | Extremely-efficient, miniaturized, long-lived alpha-voltaic power source using liquid gallium A power source converts -particle energy to electricity for use in electrical systems. Liquid gallium or other liquid medium is subjected to -particle emissions. Electrons are freed by collision from neutral gallium atoms to provide gallium ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 5861701 | Charged-particle powered battery An improved high energy-density battery for producing continuous low-voltage electrical energy is powered by direct conversion of the kinetic energy of charged particles to electrical potentials. An improved battery comprises at least one primary energy s... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5280213 | Electric power cell energized by particle and electromagnetic radiation A power cell which converts ionizing radiation into electrical energy. The power cell includes a multi-layer composite source element which includes a charged particle emitter layer, first and second source dielectric layers, a source collector layer and ... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5149494 | Protecting personnel and the environment from radioactive emissions by controlling such emissions and safely disposing of their energy An apparatus for protecting personnel and the environment from harmful emissions of radiation from a source thereof includes a plurality of shielding parts so located as to be in the path of the radioactive emissions and to absorb them (one such part bein... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5122332 | Protecting organisms and the environment from harmful radiation by controlling such radiation and safely disposing of its energy A radiation gradient is utilized to transform harmful radiant energy into safer, more useful forms, thus collecting, controlling and consuming the energies of radiant emissions and protecting the environment and living organisms from them. More specifical... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5111099 | Apparatus and method for converting radioactive energy into electrical energy There is provided an apparatus and method for converting radioactive energy into electrical energy, with the apparatus including an outer radioactive protective shell and a radioactive fuel source located within that shell. In a preferred embodiment, thre... | 05/05/1992 |
| 4967112 | Electrical power cell energized by high frequency electromagnetic radiation A power cell for generating useful electrical power from high frequency electromagnetic radiation comprising a spiral-wound, multi-layer film forming a cylindrical body with a central opening for receiving the radiation source. The film has in succession ... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4663115 | Protecting personnel and the environment from radioactive emissions by controlling such emissions and safely disposing of their energy An apparatus for protecting personnel and the environment from harmful emissions of radiation from a source thereof includes a plurality of shielding parts so located as to be in the path of the radioactive emissions and to absorb them (one such part bein... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4178524 | Radioisotope photoelectric generator This disclosure is directed to a radioisotope photoelectric generator for producing electrical energy. The construction of the generator is similar to that of a well-known storage battery. The generator is composed of alternate layers of high-Z, (high ato... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4160927 | Ferroelectric ceramic devices An electrical battery comprised of a substrate of a radioactively ionized, electrically polarized, polycrystalline ferroelectric ceramic material, which is disposed between a pair of conductive electrodes. The radioactive ionization produces non-equilibri... | 07/10/1979 |
