Nuclear Diamond Batteries, Inc. has received a notice of allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for 18 claims under patent application number 18/015,242, covering a proprietary method for synthesizing carbon nano-onions and functionalizing carbon materials. This is the company's third U.S. patent allowance, following two previously allowed applications: one for its core nuclear voltaic power-source technology and another for a high-porosity metal-organic framework electrode coated with carbon nano-onion structures. The newly allowed application protects the production of carbon nano-onions, a key enabling material in the company's battery architecture, by annealing nanodiamond starting material under controlled conditions. Together, the three allowed applications span the core energy-conversion architecture, the electrode structure, and the synthesis of underlying carbon nanomaterials, reflecting a vertically integrated intellectual property strategy managed through the company's majority-owned subsidiary AtomiQ, Inc. The company highlighted space exploration as a core target market, noting that nuclear diamond batteries are suited for applications requiring decades of maintenance-free operation in extreme environments.
NUCLEAR DIAMOND BATTERIES INC.Third U.S. patent allowance for carbon nano-onion synthesis strengthens IP portfolio for battery technology.