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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7417356 | Power conversion circuitry One form of the invention is directed to an apparatus that comprises step-down circuitry to better match impedance between an input and an output that includes a number of stages each electrically coupled to another and each including a charge storage device. The ci... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7391124 | Method and system for producing electricity A method and system for producing electricity, and more particularly to a method of producing electricity by producing steam by directing Gamma rays generated by directing X-rays at a mass of Hafnium 178 onto a mass of water. The steam thereafter is channeled to a s... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7358621 | Using sound waves and photic energy for electric power An electric power generating and gaining device using sound waves and photic energy to generate magnetism together using a crystal microphone device providing a metallic film with metallic coil leading wires to sense and receive the frequency of external sound waves... | 04/15/2008 |
| 6949865 | Apparatus and method for generating electrical current from the nuclear decay process of a radioactive material An apparatus and method for generating electrical power from the decay process of a radioactive material is disclosed, wherein a volume of radioactive material and a junction region are enclosed in a cell. The junction region is formed by appropriate construction of... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6916451 | Solid state surface catalysis reactor A method and apparatus to stimulate chemical reactions on a catalyst surface using electricity, and the reverse process to convert energy released from chemical reactions into electricity. A reversible emitter generates electrons which are injected into reactants on... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6906449 | Hybrid thermionic energy converter and method The present invention embodies a solid state thermionic energy converter and is directed to a method and apparatus for conversion of thermal energy to electrical energy, and electrical energy to refrigeration. The present invention maintains a thermal separation bet... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6784591 | Gravitational wave generator utilizing submicroscopic energizable elements A gravitational wave generating device comprising an energizing means which act upon energizable elements such as molecules, atoms, nuclei or nuclear particles in order to create nuclear reactions or collisions, the products of which can move in a single preferred d... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6774531 | Apparatus and method for generating electrical current from the nuclear decay process of a radioactive material An apparatus and method for generating electrical power from the decay process of a radioactive material is disclosed, wherein a volume of radioactive material and a junction region are enclosed in a cell. The junction region is formed by appropriate construction of... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6479919 | Beta cell device using icosahedral boride compounds A beta cell for converting beta-particle energies into electrical energy having a semiconductor junction that incorporates an icosahedral boride compound selected from B12 As2, B12 P2, elemental boron having an ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 5672928 | Stabilized in-vessel direct current source A method for stabilizing direct current generated by neutron activation of a plurality of interconnected ଲ-emitter (nuclear decay electron) cells, which are placed in a specific position in the out-of-core region of a light water nuclear reactor. Th... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5459366 | Gamma radiation field intensity meter A gamma radiation intensity meter measures dose rate of a radiation field. The gamma radiation intensity meter includes a tritium battery emitting beta rays generating a current which is essentially constant. Dose rate is correlated to an amount of moveme... | 10/17/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5079469 | Piezonuclear battery A piezonuclear battery generates output power arising from the piezoelectric voltage produced from radioactive decay particles interacting with a piezoelectric medium. Radioactive particle energy may directly create an acoustic wave in the piezoelectric m... | 01/07/1992 |
| 4755350 | Thermionic reactor module with thermal storage reservoir A thermionic energy conversion system assembly is described which comprises a fissionable nuclear fuel which surrounds a cylindrical arrangement of thermionic emitter electrodes which surround corresponding collector electrodes, which in turn surround a c... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4244783 | Monitoring of tritium The fluid from a breeder nuclear reactor, which may be the sodium cooling fluid or the helium reactor-cover-gas, or the helium coolant of a gas-cooled reactor passes over the portion of the enclosure of a gaseous discharge device which is permeable to hyd... | 01/13/1981 |
| 3961209 | Oscillator for time measurement This invention concerns an oscillator for time measurement, comprising a resonator the oscillation of which is maintained by at least one part reciprocated by electrostatic forces relative to at least one electrode connected to a direct voltage source, sa... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3939366 | Method of converting radioactive energy to electric energy and device for performing the same Radioactive energy is converted to electric energy by irradiating a converter body of semiconductor material etc. with radioactive rays to produce a number of electron-hole pairs in the converter, applying a magnetic field to the converter in a direction ... | 02/17/1976 |
