G21B 3/008
Fusion by pressure waves
Official title: {Fusion by pressure waves}
G21B3/008 (Fusion by pressure waves) appears on 29 US grants and 79 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G21B- Granted patents
- 29
- Published applications
- 79
- Assignees
- 27
- Inventors
- 106
- Latest grant
- 7 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | 6 | 9 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 |
| 2019 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 | 9 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Rotating core plasma compression system7 Apr 2026US 12,598,689 B2General Fusion Inc.
- Flashtube with submicron fuel particles and fusable nucleotide light-absorbing particles8 Aug 2023US 11,721,540 B2St. John's University
- Plasma compression driver25 Jul 2023US 11,711,884 B2General Fusion Inc.
- Methods and systems for imploding a liquid liner13 Jul 2021US 11,064,601 B2General Fusion Inc.
- Systems and methods for compressing plasma20 Apr 2021US 10,984,917 B2General Fusion Inc.
- Component for compressing matter8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311896 A1First Light Fusion Limited
- Unitary Housing Having Sections and having a Hollow Toroidal Interior Chamber and an Interior Surface, and the Interior Surface of the Housing having a Rifled Geometric Shape to which Electrical Energy is Pulsed8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311897 A1American Fusion Inc.
- Component for manipulating an input shockwave6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229211 A1First Light Fusion Limited
- Method of manufacture of component for manipulating an input shockwave2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184043 A1
- Spin-Polarized Whispering Gallery Mode Fusion with Anisotropic Particle Emission18 Jun 2026US 2026/0171272 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for generating and utilizing a compound plasma configuration102US 5,015,432 A1991
- Chemical reaction70US 4,367,130 A1983
- Systems and methods for compressing plasma44US 8,537,958 B2General Fusion Inc. · 2013
- Systems and methods for plasma compression with recycling of projectiles23US 8,891,719 B2General Fusion Inc. · 2014
- Systems and methods for compressing plasma17US 9,424,955 B2General Fusion Inc. · 2016