Patents by Inventor Yale Deon Harker

Yale Deon Harker 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 voltaic cell
    Patent number: 8094771
    Abstract: The invention describes a product and a method for generating electrical power directly from nuclear power. More particularly, the invention describes the use of a liquid semiconductor as a means for efficiently converting nuclear energy, either nuclear fission and/or radiation energy, directly into electrical energy. Direct conversion of nuclear energy to electrical energy is achieved by placing nuclear material in close proximity to a liquid semiconductor. Nuclear energy emitted from the nuclear material, in the form of fission fragments or radiation, enters the liquid semiconductor and creates electron-hole pairs. By using an appropriate electrical circuit an electrical load is applied and electrical energy generated as a result of the creation of the electron-hole pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Francis Yu-Hei Tsang, Tristan Dieter Juergens, Yale Deon Harker, Kwan Sze Kwok, Nathan Newman, Scott Arden Ploger
  • Nuclear voltaic cell
    Patent number: 8073097
    Abstract: The invention describes a product and a method for generating electrical power directly from nuclear power. More particularly, the invention describes the use of a liquid semiconductor as a means for efficiently converting nuclear energy, either nuclear fission and/or radiation energy, directly into electrical energy. Direct conversion of nuclear energy to electrical energy is achieved by placing nuclear material in close proximity to a liquid semiconductor. Nuclear energy emitted from the nuclear material, in the form of fission fragments or radiation, enters the liquid semiconductor and creates electron-hole pairs. By using an appropriate electrical circuit an electrical load is applied and electrical energy generated as a result of the creation of the electron-hole pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Francis Yu-Hei Tsang, Tristan Dieter Juergens, Yale Deon Harker, Kwan Sze Kwok, Nathan Newman, Scott Arden Ploger
  • NUCLEAR VOLTAIC CELL
    Publication number: 20110274233
    Abstract: The invention describes a product and a method for generating electrical power directly from nuclear power. More particularly, the invention describes the use of a liquid semiconductor as a means for efficiently converting nuclear energy, either nuclear fission and/or radiation energy, directly into electrical energy. Direct conversion of nuclear energy to electrical energy is achieved by placing nuclear material in close proximity to a liquid semiconductor. Nuclear energy emitted from the nuclear material, in the form of fission fragments or radiation, enters the liquid semiconductor and creates electron-hole pairs. By using an appropriate electrical circuit an electrical load is applied and electrical energy generated as a result of the creation of the electron-hole pairs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Francis Yu-Hei Tsang, Tristan Dieter Juergens, Yale Deon Harker, Kwan Sze Kwok, Nathan Newman, Scott Arden Ploger