G21F 1/08
Metals
Official title: Metals; Alloys; Cermets, i.e. sintered mixtures of ceramics and metals
G21F1/08 (Metals) appears on 222 US grants and 293 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G21F- Granted patents
- 222
- Published applications
- 293
- Assignees
- 218
- Inventors
- 697
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 5 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 6 |
| 2011 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4 | 9 |
| 2014 | 5 | 15 |
| 2015 | 6 | 11 |
| 2016 | 9 | 8 |
| 2017 | 6 | 12 |
| 2018 | 5 | 16 |
| 2019 | 16 | 25 |
| 2020 | 25 | 32 |
| 2021 | 12 | 25 |
| 2022 | 22 | 21 |
| 2023 | 19 | 18 |
| 2024 | 12 | 24 |
| 2025 | 15 | 22 |
| 2026 | 8 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Highly dense red mud shields for X-ray and γ-ray attenuation29 Sep 2026US 12,747,190 B2Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
- Shielding device of source mounting and demounting for nuclear logging instrument15 Sep 2026US 12,736,707 B2Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Cas
- Radiation imaging apparatus30 Jun 2026US 12,669,622 B2Konica Minolta, Inc.
- On the design of a composite hydride-metal to accommodate hydride decomposition2 Jun 2026US 12,646,632 B2Tokamak Energy Ltd
- Radioisotope power system for vehicle19 May 2026US 12,633,429 B2Standard Nuclear, Inc.
- Spent nuclear fuel disposal container for recovering decay heat by applying thermoelectric element24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290632 A1Korea Radioactive Waste Agency
- Neutron shielding material17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279611 A1United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
- Apparatus and method for treating radioactive emission6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229380 A1Pasmr Technology A Pty Ltd
- Crystalline lens protector for radiation therapy16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199703 A1J and Yl Co., Ltd.
- Porous lead-free x-ray shielding material and manufacturing method thereof25 Jun 2026US 2026/0179796 A1Pukyong National University Industry-University Cooperation Foundation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Radiation shielding of plastic integrated circuits53US 5,889,316 ASpace Electronics, Inc. · 1999
- Radiation shielding of plastic integrated circuits50US 5,825,042 ASpace Electronics, Inc. · 1998
- Bendable sheet material49US 4,751,021 AAAR Corp. · 1988
- Radiation shielding composition41US 5,786,611 ALockheed Idaho Technologies Company · 1998
- Radiation absorbing refractory composition37US 5,965,829 AReynolds Metals Company · 1999