ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,327,650, issued on June 10, was assigned to THE AEROSPACE Corp. (El Segundo, Calif.).
"Scalable radioisotope power tiles" was invented by Eric Joseph Nemanick (Santa Monica, Calif.), Henry Helvajian (Pasadena, Calif.), Adon Delgado Jr. (West Hills, Calif.) and Kristine L. Ferrone (Pasadena, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Scalable radioisotope power tiles that can provide heat, electrical power, or both, are disclosed. Unlike conventional radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) designs, the scalable radioisotope power tiles do not necessarily seek to minimize the RTG surface area. Rather, a planar design may be used to maximize ...