G21G 1/02
In nuclear reactors
Official title: in nuclear reactors (by thermonuclear reactions G21B; conversion of nuclear fuel G21C)
G21G1/02 (In nuclear reactors) appears on 128 US grants and 194 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G21G- Granted patents
- 128
- Published applications
- 194
- Assignees
- 77
- Inventors
- 379
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 7 |
| 2010 | 0 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 11 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 5 | 10 |
| 2014 | 5 | 4 |
| 2015 | 10 | 5 |
| 2016 | 9 | 8 |
| 2017 | 4 | 13 |
| 2018 | 5 | 16 |
| 2019 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 |
| 2021 | 8 | 11 |
| 2022 | 8 | 11 |
| 2023 | 10 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 23 |
| 2025 | 9 | 16 |
| 2026 | 7 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Nuclear flux thimble irradiation target insertion and retrieval mechanism15 Sep 2026US 12,738,388 B2Westinghouse Electric Corp.
- Combined corrosion mitigation and hydrogen isotope extraction from molten salts16 Jun 2026US 12,658,334 B2Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC
- Process for the repeated irradiation of a radium target9 Jun 2026US 12,651,677 B2TerraPower Isotopes, LLC
- Irradiation vial with breakaway cap5 May 2026US 12,620,504 B2SHINE Technologies, LLC
- Installation and method for producing activated irradiation targets in an instrumentation tube system of a nuclear reactor31 Mar 2026US 12,592,326 B2Framatome
- Combined corrosion mitigation and hydrogen isotope extraction from molten salts1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301985 A1Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC
- Irradiation vial with breakaway cap20 Aug 2026US 2026/0245760 A1SHINE Technologies, LLC
- Modular radioisotope production capsules and related method4 Jun 2026US 2026/0155272 A1Westinghouse Electric Corp.
- Nuclear Reactor Assemblies, Nuclear Reactor Target Assemblies, and Nuclear Reactor Methods14 May 2026US 2026/0135010 A1Battelle Memorial Institute
- Ac-225 production via the ra-226 (n, 2n) reaction7 May 2026US 2026/0128188 A1Westinghouse Electric Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for the production and extraction of molybdenum-9969US 5,910,971 ATci Co., Ltd. · 1999
- Medical isotope production reactor68US 5,596,611 AThe Babcock & Wilcox Company · 1997
- Method for fabricating .sup.99 Mo production targets using low enriched uranium, .sup.99 Mo production targets comprising low enriched uranium47US 6,160,862 AThe United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy · 2000
- Method and apparatus for producing radioisotopes44US 6,678,344 B2Framatome ANP GmbH · 2004
- Method for fabricating .sup.99 Mo production targets using low enriched uranium, .sup.99 Mo production targets comprising low enriched uranium39US 5,615,238 AThe United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy · 1997