C09K 5/12
Molten materials, i.e. materials solid at room temperature
Official title: Molten materials, i.e. materials solid at room temperature, e.g. metals or salts
C09K5/12 (Molten materials, i.e. materials solid at room temperature) appears on 48 US grants and 83 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C09K- Granted patents
- 48
- Published applications
- 83
- Assignees
- 56
- Inventors
- 221
- Latest grant
- 21 Apr 2026
Filings by year
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| 2011 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 1 | 9 |
| 2015 | 3 | 7 |
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| 2017 | 2 | 5 |
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| 2019 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026 | 1 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Corrosion-resistant coolant salt and method for making same21 Apr 2026US 12,606,452 B2TerraPower, LLC
- Thermal battery and electricity generation system30 Dec 2025US 12,510,306 B2The Sunlands Company Pty Ltd
- Method for storing an inorganic salt, and storage device15 Apr 2025US 12,275,887 B2Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V.
- Corrosion-resistant coolant salt and method for making same30 Jul 2024US 12,049,408 B2TerraPower, LLC
- Thermally conductive compositions for targeted heat dissipation of electronic components23 Jul 2024US 12,048,121 B2Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
- A thermal interface material, an integrated circuit formed therewith, and a method of application thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0314406 A1Arieca Inc.
- Three-dimensional (3d) thermal joints including rheology controlled thermal interface materials (tims)27 Aug 2026US 2026/0255547 A1Laird Technologies, Inc.
- Corrosion-resistant coolant salt and method for making same16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200750 A1TerraPower, LLC
- Nanoparticle coolant additive for direct-to-chip cooling16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201234 A1Htms (Dtc IP) Limited
- Composite and Electronic Devices Including Liquid Metal Microparticles, and Method of Preparing Composite16 Apr 2026US 2026/0103602 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for treating organic waste116US 5,537,940 AMolten Metal Technology, Inc. · 1996
- Low-melting point inorganic nitrate salt heat transfer fluid20US 7,588,694 B1Sandia Corporation · 2009
- Thermal interface material having a patterned carbon nanotube array and method for making the same11US 8,642,121 B2Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. · 2014
- Salt corrosion inhibitors10US 4,534,794 ARockwell International Corporation · 1985
- Low-melting point heat transfer fluid9US 7,828,990 B1Sandia Corporation · 2010