G21C 11/06
Reflecting shields, i.e. for minimising loss of neutrons
G21C11/06 (Reflecting shields, i.e. for minimising loss of neutrons) appears on 111 US grants and 131 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G21C- Granted patents
- 111
- Published applications
- 131
- Assignees
- 72
- Inventors
- 341
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
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| 2022 | 5 | 15 |
| 2023 | 9 | 14 |
| 2024 | 3 | 13 |
| 2025 | 7 | 9 |
| 2026 | 7 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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By later US patents
- 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
- 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
- Mechanical design of a light water breeder reactor33US 3,957,575 AThe United States of America as represented by the United States Energy Research and Development Administration · 1976
- Shadow shielding32US 5,436,945 ACombustion Engineering, Inc. · 1995
- Nuclear reactor for breeding U.sup.23326US 3,998,692 AThe United States of America as represented by the United States Energy Research and Development Administration · 1976