US Patent Issued to Battelle Energy Alliance on Jan. 13 for "Power generation devices, associated components, and methods" (Idaho Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,525,371, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Battelle Energy Alliance LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho).

"Power generation devices, associated components, and methods" was invented by Andrew J. Zillmer (Idaho Falls, Idaho) and Michael A. Reichenberger (Idaho Falls, Idaho).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power generation device may include a radiation source, an emitter, and a collector. The emitter may be formed adjacent to the radiation source. The emitter may include a high-density material. The collector may be adjacent to the radiation source and include a low-density material. The emitter is between the radiation source and the collector. An ...