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Multi-layer structure of nuclear thermionic avalanche cells
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11,581,104
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System and method for thermionic energy conversion
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11,257,604
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Internally heated concentrated solar power (CSP) thermal absorber
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The Boeing Company
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Co-60 breeding reactor tandem with thermionic avalanche cell
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Sang H. Choi
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South University of Science and Technology of China
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The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA
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BAE Systems plc
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7,028,477
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National University Corporation Nagoya University
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6,774,532
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Sandia Corporation
Albert C. Marshall
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Microminiature thermionic converters
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6,509,669
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Sandia Corporation
Donald B. King
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Sandia Corporation
Donald B. King
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6,329,587
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Hughes Electronics Corporation
Munir A. Shoga
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6,229,083
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May 8, 2001
Borealis Technical Limited
Jonathan Sidney Edelson
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20240379256
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20240153664
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Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
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20240021336
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The Aerospace Corporation
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20240013941
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Austin Lo
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CITY LABS, INC.
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Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
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FULLY CERAMIC ENCAPSULATED RADIOACTIVE HEAT SOURCE
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20230197306
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ULTRA SAFE NUCLEAR CORPORATION
Francesco Venneri
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FULLY CERAMIC ENCAPSULATED RADIOACTIVE HEAT SOURCE
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20230023052
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ULTRA SAFE NUCLEAR CORPORATION
Francesco Venneri
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FUEL FABRICATION PROCESS FOR RADIOISOTOPE THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS
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20220406485
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Zeno Power Systems, Inc.
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Robert W. Moses
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20220165448
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May 26, 2022
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Spark Thermionics, Inc.
Kyana Van Houten
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20220108814
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Robert W Moses
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Lockheed Martin Corporation
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Modern Electron, Inc.
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South University of Science and Technology of China
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