G21C 9/016
Core catchers
G21C9/016 (Core catchers) appears on 114 US grants and 88 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G21C- Granted patents
- 114
- Published applications
- 88
- Assignees
- 66
- Inventors
- 297
- Latest grant
- 10 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 6 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 6 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 8 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 | 11 |
| 2024 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Nuclear power plant having a primary core catcher surrounded by a secondary core catcher10 Mar 2026US 12,573,511 B2Rolls-Royce Smr Limited
- Gas equalization and management system for a molten salt nuclear reactor17 Feb 2026US 12,555,693 B2Abilene Christian University
- Molten salt reactor containment3 Feb 2026US 12,542,220 B2Natura Resources LLC
- Molten salt reactor containment10 Jun 2025US 12,327,648 B2Natura Resources LLC
- ECCS with self-cleaning filter system14 Jan 2025US 12,198,823 B2Joint-Stock Company “Atomenergoproekt”
- Gas management systems for a molten salt nuclear reactor30 Jul 2026US 2026/0221298 A1Abilene Christian University
- Emergency release device and emergency release structure comprising same21 May 2026US 2026/0142050 A1Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
- Molten salt reactor containment12 Mar 2026US 2026/0074085 A1
- Nuclear reactor thermal management system5 Mar 2026US 2026/0066141 A1Abilene Christian University
- Nuclear reactor thermal management system12 Jun 2025US 2025/0191793 A1Abilene Christian University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Emergency heat removal system for a nuclear reactor26US 3,935,063 AThe United States of America as represented by the United States Energy Research and Development Administration · 1976
- Apparatus for controlling nuclear core debris22US 4,116,764 AThe United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy · 1978
- Nuclear reactor installation with a core catcher device and method for exterior cooling of the latter by natural circulation22US 5,343,506 ASiemens Aktiengesellschaft · 1994
- Protective structure for the floor of a concrete enclosure having to contain a high temperature fluid21US 4,584,802 ACommissariat A L' Energie Atomique · 1986
- Apparatus for controlling molten core debris19US 4,036,688 AThe United States of America as represented by the United States Energy Research and Development Administration · 1977