G21C 11/02
Biological shielding
Official title: Biological shielding (in general G21F ){; Neutron or gamma shielding}
G21C11/02 (Biological shielding) appears on 111 US grants and 95 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G21C- Granted patents
- 111
- Published applications
- 95
- Assignees
- 65
- Inventors
- 272
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 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 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 8 |
| 2015 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 9 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 9 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 | 5 |
| 2022 | 7 | 10 |
| 2023 | 7 | 9 |
| 2024 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025 | 11 | 8 |
| 2026 | 4 | 5 |
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.
- 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
- Radiation shielding for compact and transportable nuclear power systems31 Mar 2026US 12,592,324 B2Loki Mmr Inc.
- Low binder high density cemented carbides for neutron shielding applications16 Dec 2025US 12,497,674 B2Hyperion Materials & Technologies, Inc.
- 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
- Radiation shielding for compact and transportable nuclear power systems2 Jul 2026US 2026/0188530 A1Loki Mmr Inc.
- Isotope production devices, associated components, and systems16 Apr 2026US 2026/0106048 A1Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
- Nuclear reactor core architecture with enhanced heat transfer and safety9 Apr 2026US 2026/0100291 A1Loki Mmr Inc.
- A modular construction block and method19 Feb 2026US 2026/0051416 A1United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Most cited
By later US patents
- Neutron protection device39US 4,493,813 ACommissariat A L' Energie Atomique · 1985
- Shadow shielding32US 5,436,945 ACombustion Engineering, Inc. · 1995
- Assembly for a core of a nuclear reactor23US 4,617,170 AKraftwerk Union Aktiengesellschaft · 1986
- Pivotably mounted reactor shroud shield and shielding method22US 4,654,188 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1987
- Radiation shield for nuclear reactors20US 4,090,087 A1978