US Patent Issued to Nucube Energy on Nov. 3 for "Portable nuclear power system" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,784,928, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Nucube Energy Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.).

"Portable nuclear power system" was invented by William Tod Gross (Pasadena, Calif.) and Andrea Pedretti (Thousand Oaks, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable nuclear power system includes a nuclear reactor. The nuclear reactor includes a core comprising a vessel housing a nuclear fuel that produces radiation, a sleeve of a high temperature moderator material disposed circumferentially about the core, and a neutron screen disposed circumferentially about the sleeve. The portable nuclear power system generates electricity using heat received from t...