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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:
Jan. 12, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lennart Mannik, Etobicoke, CA;
Harry E Ruda, Downsview, CA;
Samuel B Peralta, Mississauga, CA;
Frank Y Chu, Islington, CA;
Assignee:
Ontario Hydro, , US;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21H / ; G21H / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
310303 ; 136202 ;
Abstract
A radioisotope-powered semiconductor battery comprises a substrate of a crystalline semiconductor material, the material having at least one degree of confinement, and a radioactive power source comprising at least one radioactive element. The power source is positioned relative to the substrate to allow for impingement of emitted particles on the substrate. The semiconductor material may be electronically, structurally or chemically confined. The radioactive element is preferably impregnated within or immediately adjacent the semiconductor material.