G21C 1/22
Using liquid or gaseous fuel
Official title: using liquid or gaseous fuel
G21C1/22 (Using liquid or gaseous fuel) appears on 52 US grants and 85 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G21C- Granted patents
- 52
- Published applications
- 85
- Assignees
- 38
- Inventors
- 135
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 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 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 0 | 10 |
| 2018 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 7 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 7 |
| 2021 | 8 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 8 |
| 2023 | 6 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 |
| 2026 | 5 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Separation of fission products in a molten salt reactor via adsorbent frameworks11 Aug 2026US 12,706,225 B2Abilene Christian University
- Nuclear reactors having liquid metal alloy fuels and/or moderators4 Aug 2026US 12,700,513 B2
- Molten fuel reactor thermal management configurations24 Feb 2026US 12,562,287 B2TerraPower, LLC
- Gas equalization and management system for a molten salt nuclear reactor17 Feb 2026US 12,555,693 B2Abilene Christian University
- Molten salt nuclear reactor core having a bulbous shape13 Jan 2026US 12,525,364 B2Copenhagen Atomics A/S
- Nuclear reactor loading system and methods of use thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311901 A1Abilene Christian University
- Molten fuel reactor thermal management configurations24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290630 A1c/o TerraPower, LLC
- A method of operating a molten salt reactor24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290633 A1Saltfoss Energy Aps
- Nuclear reactor loading system and methods of use thereof17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279606 A1Abilene Christian University
- Calandria nuclear core assembly and method of assembling a nuclear moderator core system20 Aug 2026US 2026/0245752 A1Terrestrial Energy Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fission reaction control in a molten salt reactor43US 10,438,705 B2TerraPower, LLC · 2019
- Molten fuel-salt reactor42US 4,045,286 AElectricite de France (Service National) · 1977
- Nuclear reactor configured to have molten fuel pass through plural heat exchangers before returning to core31US 10,497,479 B2TerraPower, LLC · 2019
- Two-fluid molten-salt reactor31US 8,594,268 B2Academia Sinica · 2013
- Low temperature steam generator30US 3,996,099 ACommissariat A L' Energie Atomique · 1976