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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
George A Jensen, Richland, WA (US);
David A Nelson, Richland, WA (US);
Peter M Molton, Richland, WA (US);
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5253267 ; 5253271 ; 5253292 ; 5253333 ; 525355 ;
Abstract
A radioluminescent light source comprises a solid mixture of a phosphorescent substance and a tritiated polymer. The solid mixture forms a solid mass having length, width, and thickness dimensions, and is capable of self-support. In one aspect of the invention, the phosphorescent substance comprises solid phosphor particles supported or surrounded within a solid matrix by a tritium containing polymer. The tritium containing polymer comprises a polymer backbone which is essentially void of tritium.