G21F 5/005
Containers for solid radioactive wastes
Official title: Containers for solid radioactive wastes, e.g. for ultimate disposal
G21F5/005 (Containers for solid radioactive wastes) appears on 552 US grants and 471 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G21F- Granted patents
- 552
- Published applications
- 471
- Assignees
- 215
- Inventors
- 910
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 16 | 0 |
| 1987 | 15 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 7 |
| 2003 | 11 | 10 |
| 2004 | 11 | 10 |
| 2005 | 8 | 17 |
| 2006 | 2 | 12 |
| 2007 | 6 | 9 |
| 2008 | 9 | 16 |
| 2009 | 5 | 9 |
| 2010 | 9 | 15 |
| 2011 | 9 | 11 |
| 2012 | 8 | 12 |
| 2013 | 9 | 12 |
| 2014 | 19 | 32 |
| 2015 | 13 | 22 |
| 2016 | 20 | 24 |
| 2017 | 22 | 19 |
| 2018 | 21 | 32 |
| 2019 | 24 | 16 |
| 2020 | 31 | 41 |
| 2021 | 17 | 39 |
| 2022 | 42 | 23 |
| 2023 | 24 | 26 |
| 2024 | 20 | 21 |
| 2025 | 14 | 19 |
| 2026 | 11 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Transport basket for defective spent nuclear fuel of heavy-water reactor25 Aug 2026US 12,718,962 B2Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.
- Integrated monopile system having a nuclear reactor18 Aug 2026US 12,712,090 B2Blue Energy Global Inc.
- Assembly for transporting uranium hexafluoride, comprising shock absorber caps18 Aug 2026US 12,712,091 B2Orano Nuclear Packages and Services
- Methods and devices for radioactive waste solidification28 Jul 2026US 12,694,999 B1AVANTech, Inc.
- Retrievable waste capsules, retrieval-tool, systems and methods thereof21 Jul 2026US 12,687,082 B2NuclearSAFE Technology LLC
- Dry storage container for spent nuclear fuel with improved heat dissipation efficiency of decay heat8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311903 A1Korea Radioactive Waste Agency
- Methods and devices for radioactive waste solidification8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311904 A1AVANTech, Inc.
- Packaging System for Radioactive Waste1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301984 A1PacTec, Inc.
- Spent nuclear fuel disposal container for recovering decay heat by applying thermoelectric element24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290632 A1Korea Radioactive Waste Agency
- Radiation and impact-protected radioactive waste cask20 Aug 2026US 2026/0245759 A1Global Tele Marketing Gtm SA
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus suitable for transporting and storing nuclear fuel rods and methods for using the apparatus75US 6,064,710 A2000
- Shipping cask for spent nuclear fuel assemblies73US 3,962,587 ANuclear Fuel Services, Inc. · 1976
- Transportation and storage cask for spent nuclear fuels71US 5,546,436 APacific Nuclear Systems, Inc. · 1996
- Apparatus suitable for transporting and storing nuclear fuel rods and methods for using the apparatus71US 5,898,747 A1999
- Horizontal modular dry irradiated fuel storage system70US 4,780,269 ANutech Company Limited · 1988