G21C 9/008
By rupture-discs or -diaphragms
Official title: by rupture-discs or -diaphragms
G21C9/008 (By rupture-discs or -diaphragms) appears on 26 US grants and 19 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G21C- Granted patents
- 26
- Published applications
- 19
- Assignees
- 23
- Inventors
- 72
- Latest grant
- 17 Feb 2026
Filings by year
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 |
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| 2018 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Gas equalization and management system for a molten salt nuclear reactor17 Feb 2026US 12,555,693 B2Abilene Christian University
- Hydrocarbon flowline corrosion inhibitor overpressure protection21 Feb 2023US 11,585,187 B2Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Nuclear power plant29 Nov 2022US 11,515,051 B2Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
- Depressurization and coolant injection systems for very simplified boiling water reactors5 Jul 2022US 11,380,451 B2GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
- Hydrocarbon flowline corrosion inhibitor overpressure protection8 Feb 2022US 11,242,730 B2Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Gas management systems for a molten salt nuclear reactor30 Jul 2026US 2026/0221298 A1Abilene Christian University
- Reactor capable of coping with core meltdown accident with aim of preventing release of radioactive substances4 Jul 2024US 2024/0221964 A1
- Gas management systems for a molten salt nuclear reactor22 Feb 2024US 2024/0062923 A1Abilene Christian University
- Hydrocarbon flowline corrosion inhibitor overpressure protection5 Aug 2021US 2021/0238961 A1Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Hydrocarbon flowline corrosion inhibitor overpressure protection20 May 2021US 2021/0148193 A1Saudi Arabian Oil Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rupture disc32US 4,064,003 AThe United States of America as represented by the United States Energy Research and Development Administration · 1977
- Process and installation to secure a prestressed concrete pressure vessel surrounded by a reactor protection building against excessive pressure and to prevent the release of activity to the environment12US 4,645,641 AHochtemperatur-Reaktorbau GmbH · 1987
- Pressure suppression containment system for boiling water reactor9US 5,596,613 AGeneral Electric Company · 1997
- Automatic servo-controlled valve with high-speed opening8US 4,788,999 AAnsaldo S.p.A. · 1988
- Propellant actuated nuclear reactor steam depressurization valve6US 5,154,876 AGeneral Electric Company · 1992