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US 2014/0370332 A1Published application
Small form factor betavoltaic battery for medical implants
AssigneeCity Labs, Inc.
InventorPETER CABAUY
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Abstract
A betavoltaic power source. The power source comprises a source of beta particles, one or more regions for collecting the beta particles and for generating electron hole pairs responsive thereto, and a secondary power source charged by a current developed by the electron hole pairs.
Claims18
A betavoltaic power source comprising
- a source of beta particles;
- one or more regions for collecting the beta particles and for generating electron hole pairs responsive thereto;
- and
- a secondary power source charged by a current developed by the electron hole pairs.
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A betavoltaic power source comprising
- a plurality of tritium source layers for emitting beta particles;
- one or more collecting regions for collecting the beta particles and for generating electron hole pairs responsive thereto, the collecting regions disposed between two of the plurality of tritium source layers;
- and
- a secondary power source charged by a current developed by the electron hole pair.
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A betavoltaic power source comprising:
- a source of beta particles;
- a plurality of regions for collecting the beta particles and for generating electron hole pairs responsive thereto, a first set of the plurality of regions disposed proximate a first surface of the source and a second set of the plurality of regions disposed proximate a second surface, the first and second surface in opposing relation;
- and
- a secondary power source charged by a current developed by the electron hole pairs.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.