G21C 7/06
Control of nuclear reaction: by application of neutron-absorbing material, i.e. material with
Official title: by application of neutron-absorbing material, i.e. material with absorption cross-section very much in excess of reflection cross-section
G21C7/06 (Control of nuclear reaction: by application of neutron-absorbing material, i.e. material with) appears on 841 US grants and 515 published applications in this corpus.
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| 2024 | 17 | 21 |
| 2025 | 17 | 24 |
| 2026 | 12 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Nuclear reactor and method for control thereof22 Sep 2026US 12,744,130 B2
- Control rod damping system7 Jul 2026US 12,676,246 B2NuScale Power, LLC
- Method for measuring drop time of a control rod cluster integrated with a rod position measurement device7 Jul 2026US 12,676,247 B2Nuclear Power Operations Research Institute (Npri)
- Microreactor with control neutron absorber assembly including a control neutron absorber rod30 Jun 2026US 12,671,004 B2Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
- Neutron absorber synthesis system23 Jun 2026US 12,662,384 B2Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
- Apparatus for controlling nuclear reactor and method thereof1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301979 A1Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
- Molten salt reactor and molten salt reactor system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279605 A1Iucf-Hyu (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang
- Refuelling and/or storage neutron-absorbing rods17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279609 A1Rolls-Royce Smr Limited
- Chain container reactor6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229374 A1Unists
- Hamr pebble reactor23 Jul 2026US 2026/0213027 A1Odin Electric, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for preventing relative rotation of tube members in a control rod drive mechanism96US 6,275,556 B1Westinghouse Electric Corp. · 2001
- Control cell nuclear reactor core49US 4,285,769 AGeneral Electric Company · 1981
- Boiling water reactor nuclear power plant and its construction method46US 6,810,099 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba · 2004
- Dashpot construction for a nuclear reactor rod guide thimble42US 5,068,083 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1991
- Nuclear reactor internals construction and failed fuel rod detection system41US 3,940,311 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1976