G21B 1/03
Thermonuclear fusion reactors: with inertial plasma confinement
Official title: with inertial plasma confinement
G21B1/03 (Thermonuclear fusion reactors: with inertial plasma confinement) appears on 69 US grants and 112 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G21B- Granted patents
- 69
- Published applications
- 112
- Assignees
- 45
- Inventors
- 204
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 4 | 15 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 |
| 2026 | 4 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Direct laser fusion system15 Sep 2026US 12,738,384 B2Blue Laser Fusion, Inc.
- System and methods for forming and maintaining high energy and temperature FRC plasma via neutral beam injection25 Aug 2026US 12,720,663 B2Tae Technologies, Inc.
- Fuel pellet configured with internal reflection for an inertial fusion reaction7 Apr 2026US 12,597,527 B1Blue Laser Fusion, Inc.
- Reflectivity variation of ICF target surfaces17 Feb 2026US 12,555,692 B2Innoven Energy LLC
- Reduced neutron emission target for fusion energy generation18 Nov 2025US 12,476,014 B1Blue Laser Fusion, Inc.
- Inertial fusion energy generation systems and methods20 Aug 2026US 2026/0245749 A1
- Device for the implementation of accelerated ion-based nuclear fusion reactions13 Aug 2026US 2026/0237529 A1
- Component for manipulating an input shockwave6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229211 A1First Light Fusion Limited
- Direct laser fusion system6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229373 A1Blue Laser Fusion, Inc.
- Method of manufacture of component for manipulating an input shockwave2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184043 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and methods for controlling charged particles81US 6,593,539 B12003
- Apparatus and methods for controlling charged particles70US 7,230,201 B1NPL Associates, Inc. · 2007
- Pulsed nuclear fusion reactor61US 4,182,650 A1980
- Method of mounting a fuel pellet in a laser-excited fusion reactor40US 4,142,088 AThe United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy · 1979
- Laser or charged-particle-beam fusion reactor with direct electric generation by magnetic flux compression32US 4,735,762 AThe United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy · 1988