US Patent Issued to CITY LABS on Nov. 4 for "Small form factor betavoltaic battery for use in applications requiring a volumetrically small power source" (Florida Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,462,944, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to CITY LABS INC. (Miami).

"Small form factor betavoltaic battery for use in applications requiring a volumetrically small power source" was invented by Peter Cabauy (Miami).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A betavoltaic power source. The power source comprises a source of beta particles and a plurality of regions for collecting the beta particles and for generating electron hole pairs responsive to the beta particle flux. The power source is intended for in vivo applications and is scaled to fit within a catheter for placing the power source and one or more sensors or activators within a living body. ...