The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
May. 23, 2022
Applicant:
Deep Isolation, Inc., Berkeley, CA (US);
Inventor:
Richard A. Muller, Berkeley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Deep Isolation, Inc., Berkeley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21D 7/04 (2006.01); G21F 9/34 (2006.01); B09B 1/00 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); G21H 1/10 (2006.01); H10N 10/13 (2023.01); G21F 1/00 (2006.01); E21B 7/04 (2006.01); E21B 33/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21D 7/04 (2013.01); B09B 1/008 (2013.01); E21B 41/005 (2013.01); E21B 41/0085 (2013.01); G21F 9/34 (2013.01); G21H 1/103 (2013.01); H10N 10/13 (2023.02); E21B 7/04 (2013.01); E21B 33/12 (2013.01); E21B 33/1204 (2013.01); E21B 33/1208 (2013.01); G21F 1/00 (2013.01); Y02E 30/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power generator system includes one or more heat transfer members configured to contact: a heat source in a hazardous waste repository of a directional drillhole that stores nuclear waste in one or more nuclear waste canisters, and a heat sink in the hazardous waste repository; and one or more thermoelectric generators thermally coupled to the one or more heat transfer members and configured to generate electric power based on a temperature difference between the heat source and the heat sink.