Patents by Inventor Silvia BUTERA

Silvia BUTERA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Nuclear microbattery
    Patent number: 11538601
    Abstract: A nuclear microbattery is disclosed comprising: a radioactive material that emits photons or particles; and at least one diode comprising a semiconductor material arranged to receive and absorb photons or particles and generate electrical charge-carriers in response thereto, wherein said semiconductor material is a crystalline lattice structure comprising Aluminium, Indium and Phosphorus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: The University of Sussex
    Inventors: Anna Megan Barnett, Silvia Butera, Grammatiki Lioliou
  • X-ray and ?-ray photodiode
    Patent number: 11313981
    Abstract: A photodiode for use in detecting X-rays and/or gamma rays is disclosed. The photodiode comprises InGaP arranged and configured to absorb X-rays and/or gamma-rays incident on the photodiode and generate charge-carriers in response thereto. The detector may be provided in an X-ray or gamma-ray photon counting spectrometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: The University of Sussex
    Inventors: Anna Megan Barnett, Silvia Butera
  • Nuclear Microbattery
    Publication number: 20200152344
    Abstract: A nuclear microbattery is disclosed comprising: a radioactive material that emits photons or particles; and at least one diode comprising a semiconductor material arranged to receive and absorb photons or particles and generate electrical charge-carriers in response thereto, wherein said semiconductor material is a crystalline lattice structure comprising Aluminium, Indium and Phosphorus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Anna Megan BARNETT, Silvia BUTERA, Grammatiki LIOLIOU
  • X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Photodiode
    Publication number: 20200012001
    Abstract: A photodiode for use in detecting X-rays and/or gamma rays is disclosed. The photodiode comprises InGaP arranged and configured to absorb X-rays and/or gamma-rays incident on the photodiode and generate charge-carriers in response thereto. The detector may be provided in an X-ray or gamma-ray photon counting spectrometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Anna Megan BARNETT, Silvia BUTERA