Method of pre-selecting the life of a nuclear-cored product
AssigneePentam, Inc.
InventorEverly Putnam
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Abstract
A method of pre-selecting the life span of a nuclear-cored product. The method comprises providing a product that uses a nuclear-cored energy source and then determining a pre-selected occurrence. When this pre-selected occurrence happens a timing mechanism in the product will disable the product, thus rendering the product inoperable. Thus a consumer must take the product to a manufacturer to reset the timing mechanism and at this time the product may be updated with new technologies.
Claims8
A method of pre-selecting a life span of a product comprising steps of:
- providing a product having an energy source that uses a nuclear material;
- determining a pre-selected occurrence and
- providing a timing mechanism associated with the product that disables the product after a pre-selected occurrence.
A method of pre-selecting a life span for a nuclear-cored battery comprising steps of:
- providing a nuclear-cored battery;
- pre-selecting the life span of the nuclear-cored battery;
- and
- programming a timing mechanism to disable the nuclear-cored battery after the pre-selected period of time.
A method of pre-selecting a life span for a nuclear-cored battery comprising steps of:
- determining a half life of a material to provide a material having a known half life;
- selecting the material having a known half life;
- and
- using the material having a known half life as a nuclear core for a nuclear-cored battery.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.