G21C 11/00
Shielding structurally associated with the reactor
G21C11/00 (Shielding structurally associated with the reactor) appears on 352 US grants and 291 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G21C- Granted patents
- 352
- Published applications
- 291
- Assignees
- 185
- Inventors
- 897
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | 17 | 0 |
| 1978 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
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| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2008 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 8 |
| 2011 | 5 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 | 11 |
| 2013 | 8 | 7 |
| 2014 | 6 | 12 |
| 2015 | 4 | 11 |
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| 2017 | 5 | 15 |
| 2018 | 7 | 21 |
| 2019 | 14 | 18 |
| 2020 | 18 | 17 |
| 2021 | 23 | 18 |
| 2022 | 16 | 28 |
| 2023 | 20 | 26 |
| 2024 | 8 | 25 |
| 2025 | 18 | 23 |
| 2026 | 13 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Integrated monopile system having a nuclear reactor18 Aug 2026US 12,712,090 B2Blue Energy Global Inc.
- Nuclear reactors having liquid metal alloy fuels and/or moderators4 Aug 2026US 12,700,513 B2
- Integrated reactor shield structures and integrated pressure vessel structures21 Jul 2026US 12,688,945 B2Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
- On the design of a composite hydride-metal to accommodate hydride decomposition2 Jun 2026US 12,646,632 B2Tokamak Energy Ltd
- Reactor systems having an external fuel salt loop26 May 2026US 12,640,277 B2TerraPower, LLC
- Neutron radiation shielding material, shielding material for semiconductor device, package for semiconductor device, shielding material for nuclear reactor, nuclear reactor containment vessel, nuclear reactor building, shielding material for nuclear fusion reactor, nuclear fusion reactor, and nuclear fusion reactor building8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311898 A1Dexerials Corporation
- Molten fuel reactor thermal management configurations24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290630 A1c/o TerraPower, LLC
- Cooled headspace utilizing nitrogen-to-nitrogen heat exchanger10 Sep 2026US 2026/0269093 A1Natura Resources LLC
- Hamr pebble reactor23 Jul 2026US 2026/0213027 A1Odin Electric, Inc.
- Small moderated nuclear reactors9 Jul 2026US 2026/0196368 A1Triad National Security, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Insulated container and insulating element therefor102US 4,640,437 AKremsmunster, Austria · 1987
- Underground nuclear power station using self-regulating heat-pipe controlled reactors98US 4,851,183 AThe United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy · 1989
- Threaded insert for repairing a nuclear assembly78US 5,065,490 ACombustion Engineering, Inc. · 1991
- Passive containment cooling system52US 5,049,353 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1991
- Nuclear reactor for breeding U.sup.23343US 3,960,655 AThe United States of America as represented by the United States Energy Research and Development Administration · 1976