Webinars
Nuclear Batteries: Past, Present and Future
Over 1400 people in the 1970s and 1980s were implanted with pacemakers that were powered by nuclear batteries. Follow-up studies of these people indicated that their pacemakers functioned well and were not responsible for any detrimental effect to the recipients. Yet, despite this success, the last nuclear-powered pacemaker was implanted in 1988.
In this engaging webinar, SLW Principal Janal Kalis will examine the history of nuclear batteries, using disclosures in patents and patent applications to describe old and new products. She will look at nuclear batteries that are in development or commercialized in the present day. A patent attorney and principal at SLW, Janal will examine patent strategies for nuclear batteries, including the use of international filing of patent protection versus national filing only.
Dr. Nicholas P. Lanzatella will moderate this fascinating story.
Speaker Janal M. Kalis is a Principal and registered patent attorney with expertise in chemical engineering, chemical and mechanical patent law, including extensive experience drafting and prosecuting patents for chemical engineering processes, food products, cosmetics, coatings, and medical devices. She received a B.S. in biochemistry and a B.S.Ch.E. in chemical engineering from the University of Minnesota. She has a law degree from the University of Utah. Prior to entering law school, Janal worked for many years as a research scientist in the area of virology and as a chemical engineer in the electrical utility industry. Janal has significant experience in counseling clients on the development and enforcement of their intellectual property portfolios.
Moderator Nicholas P. Lanzatella has a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, in addition to a law degree. Nicholas is a registered patent attorney whose work involves chemical engineering, materials science, and organic chemistry. Nicholas’ experience as a patent attorney includes adhesives and resins, agricultural chemistry, asphalt chemistry, chemical processing, cosmetics, drug delivery systems, energy technologies, films and membranes, food chemistry, medical devices, materials science, nanotechnology, silicon chemistry, paints, plastics, polymer science, protective coatings, soaps, and water purification.