US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology on Oct. 20 for "Anode for betavoltaic batteries and method for manufacturing the same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,770,754, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea), Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (Daegu, South Korea).

"Anode for betavoltaic batteries and method for manufacturing the same" was invented by Sam Ick Son (Suwon-Si, South Korea), Su Il In (Seoul, South Korea), Hong Soo Kim (Daegu, South Korea), Jun Ho Lee (Gimhae-Si, South Korea) and Yun Ju Hwang (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An anode for betavoltaic batteries and a method for manufacturing the anode are described. In the anode, quantum dots including a radioactive isotope are pro...