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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:
Jul. 30, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2022
Applicant:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc, Livermore, CA (US);
Inventors:
Joshua Jarrell, Livermore, CA (US);
Nerine Cherepy, Piedmont, CA (US);
John Winter Murphy, Mountain House, CA (US);
Rebecca J. Nikolic, Oakland, CA (US);
Erik Lars Swanberg, Jr., Livermore, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/20 (2006.01); G01T 1/202 (2006.01); H01L 31/115 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/2023 (2013.01); G01T 1/2002 (2013.01); H01L 31/115 (2013.01);
Abstract
A product includes a transparent scintillator material, a beta emitter material having an end-point energy of greater than 225 kiloelectron volts (keV), and a photovoltaic portion configured to convert light emitted by the scintillator material to electricity. A thickness the scintillator material is sufficient to protect the photovoltaic portion from significant radiation damage.