G21C 15/24
Promoting flow of the coolant
Official title: Promoting flow of the coolant (electrodynamic pumps H02K44/02)
G21C15/24 (Promoting flow of the coolant) appears on 526 US grants and 523 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G21C- Granted patents
- 526
- Published applications
- 523
- Assignees
- 187
- Inventors
- 1,156
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 8 | 5 |
| 2003 | 8 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 | 12 |
| 2005 | 6 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 10 |
| 2009 | 2 | 12 |
| 2010 | 3 | 15 |
| 2011 | 2 | 15 |
| 2012 | 11 | 40 |
| 2013 | 19 | 26 |
| 2014 | 24 | 13 |
| 2015 | 17 | 31 |
| 2016 | 13 | 33 |
| 2017 | 22 | 26 |
| 2018 | 28 | 31 |
| 2019 | 24 | 22 |
| 2020 | 42 | 33 |
| 2021 | 23 | 28 |
| 2022 | 29 | 36 |
| 2023 | 25 | 39 |
| 2024 | 34 | 37 |
| 2025 | 27 | 17 |
| 2026 | 22 | 27 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- In-vessel natural circulation alkali metal reactor system, purification system, and associated methods6 Oct 2026US 12,755,855 B2Oklo Inc.
- Nuclear reactor and method for control thereof22 Sep 2026US 12,744,130 B2
- Heat pipe fuel element and fission reactor incorporating same, particularly having phyllotaxis spacing pattern of heat pipe fuel elements, and method of manufacture8 Sep 2026US 12,731,700 B2BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC
- Nuclear reactors having liquid metal alloy fuels and/or moderators4 Aug 2026US 12,700,513 B2
- Passive condensation tank cooling system of passive auxiliary feedwater system28 Jul 2026US 12,694,997 B2Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.
- Molten fuel reactor thermal management configurations24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290630 A1c/o TerraPower, LLC
- Heat-generating nuclear reactor with liquid metal coolant and core comprising coolant-sealed tubes each housing "triso" nuclear fuel particles24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290636 A1Commissariat A L' Energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives
- Cooling system for electromagnetic pump system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0291358 A1Nano Nuclear Energy Inc.
- Heat pipe measurement systems and methods10 Sep 2026US 2026/0269091 A1Westinghouse Electric Corp.
- Flow calming assembly for nuclear reactor, and associated reactor and method10 Sep 2026US 2026/0269094 A1Framatome
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for inhibiting oxidation in pumps for pumping molten metal121US 5,676,520 A1997
- Liquid metal pump118US 4,360,314 AThe United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy · 1982
- 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 boiler60US 4,039,377 ACommissariat A L' Energie Atomique · 1977
- Passive containment cooling system52US 5,049,353 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1991