Description
Class G21B : FUSION REACTORS
Subclass 1/13: Thermonuclear fusion reactors Details First wall; Blanket; Divertor
G21B 1/13
Sub-Class
Stats
- 46 US PATENTS IN FORCE
- 30 US APPLICATIONS PENDING
- 14 Total Patent Owners
- 175 TOTAL INVENTORS
Recent Patents
| Patent # | Title | Filing Date | Issue Date | Patent Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12254994 | Fusion reactor having nested pebble bed blanket | Mar 08, 24 | Mar 18, 25 | UT-BATTELLE, LLC |
| 12165777 | Method of preparing a fusion reactor divertor component | Dec 29, 23 | Dec 10, 24 | Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| 12154694 | Magnetic confinement fusion reactor | May 09, 24 | Nov 26, 24 | Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| 12033763 | Liquid sandwich vacuum vessel for magnetic fusion | Mar 03, 21 | Jul 09, 24 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 11869677 | Breeder blanket for nuclear fusion reactor | Nov 19, 21 | Jan 09, 24 | TOKAMAK ENERGY LTD |
| 11592241 | Jet impingement cooling apparatus and method | May 10, 19 | Feb 28, 23 | Oxford University Innovation Limited |
| 11495362 | Methods, devices and systems for fusion reactions | Oct 27, 17 | Nov 08, 22 | Alpha Ring International Limited |
| 11488728 | Confinement walls for inertial confinement fusion chambers | Feb 18, 21 | Nov 01, 22 | INNOVEN ENERGY LLC |
| 11469002 | Methods, devices and systems for fusion reactions | Oct 01, 17 | Oct 11, 22 | Alpha Ring International Limited |
| 11462334 | Direct energy conversion assembly for nuclear fusion systems | Oct 01, 17 | Oct 04, 22 | Alpha Ring International Limited |
| 11450441 | Method of removing a machine-replaceable plasma-facing tile from a fusion power reactor | Dec 26, 19 | Sep 20, 22 | The Boeing Company |
| 11450440 | Systems for nuclear fusion having a fixed mounting assembly for a second reactant | Oct 01, 17 | Sep 20, 22 | Alpha Ring International Limited |
| 11398314 | Double null liquid metal diverters | Jun 21, 19 | Jul 26, 22 | TOKAMAK ENERGY LTD |
| 11387007 | Inertial confinement fusion system which decouples life-limited component from plant availability | Nov 08, 11 | Jul 12, 22 | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC |
| 11348697 | Elimination of neutrons from nuclear reactions in a reactor, in particular clean laser boron-11 fusion without secondary contamination | Jul 06, 21 | May 31, 22 | Not available |
| 11286210 | Joined material and method of manufacturing same | Jan 30, 14 | Mar 29, 22 | Toyo Tanso Co. Ltd. |
| 11217351 | Systems and methods for FRC plasma position stability | May 10, 18 | Jan 04, 22 | TAE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
| 11164681 | System and method for reducing heat loss from FRC bulk plasma | Mar 04, 20 | Nov 02, 21 | The Trustees of Princeton University |
| 11087892 | Elimination of neutrons from nuclear reactions in a reactor, in particular clean laser boron-11 fusion without secondary contamination | Nov 26, 18 | Aug 10, 21 | Not available |
| 10928338 | Sample holder assembly for effective thermal conductivity measurement of pebble-bed in laser flash apparatus | May 18, 18 | Feb 23, 21 | Korea Basic Science Institute |
Recent Publications
| Publication # | Title | Filing Date | Pub Date | Patent Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/0104,883 | APPARATUS FOR LASER-DRIVEN INERTIAL CONFINEMENT AND TRITIUM PRODUCTION | Oct 16, 24 | Mar 27, 25 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 2025/0095,872 | PASSIVE COOLANT MANAGEMENT | Nov 03, 22 | Mar 20, 25 | Not available |
| 2024/0420,853 | High Performance Antenna for Ion Cyclotron Resonance Heating in Fusion Reactors | Jun 12, 24 | Dec 19, 24 | Not available |
| 2024/0395,446 | STELLARATORS USING ARRAYS OF PERMANENT MAGNETS | Jul 31, 24 | Nov 28, 24 | Not available |
| 2024/0312,644 | SOLID LITHIUM-LEAD BLANKET FOR FUSION REACTOR | Jul 24, 23 | Sep 19, 24 | Not available |
| 2024/0304,343 | ENCAPSULATED PEBBLE | Nov 25, 21 | Sep 12, 24 | Not available |
| 2024/0290,506 | HEAT TRANSFER STRUCTURE OF DIVERTOR | Apr 29, 24 | Aug 29, 24 | Not available |
| 2024/0274,304 | Stochastic Mantle for Magnetic Fusion Devices | May 23, 23 | Aug 15, 24 | Not available |
| 2024/0249,850 | NUCLEAR FUSION REACTOR BLANKET AND NUCLEAR FUSION REACTOR | Feb 16, 24 | Jul 25, 24 | Not available |
| 2024/0242,851 | COMPONENTS FOR AN APPARATUS THAT PRODUCES A NEUTRON FLUX | Apr 22, 22 | Jul 18, 24 | Not available |
| 2024/0221,963 | DIRECT LASER FUSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENERGY GENERATION | Jan 03, 23 | Jul 04, 24 | Not available |
| 2024/0203,609 | FUSION NUCLEAR REACTOR | Apr 19, 22 | Jun 20, 24 | Not available |
| 2024/0127,972 | PLASMA-FACING COMPONENT COOLING | Dec 20, 21 | Apr 18, 24 | Not available |
| 2024/0127,973 | NUCLEAR FUSION BREEDER BLANKET | Jan 31, 22 | Apr 18, 24 | Oxford Sigma Limited |
| 2024/0087,760 | IN-SITU METAL DEPOSITION IN A TOKAMAK | Dec 01, 21 | Mar 14, 24 | Not available |
| 2024/0062,918 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING PLASMA COMPRESSION | Dec 16, 21 | Feb 22, 24 | Not available |
| 2024/0062,919 | ROTATING CORE PLASMA COMPRESSION SYSTEM | Dec 16, 21 | Feb 22, 24 | Not available |
| 2023/0005,627 | TRANSPIRATIONAL FIRST WALL COOLING | Dec 04, 20 | Jan 05, 23 | Not available |
| 2020/0357,527 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING HEAT LOSS FROM FRC BULK PLASMA | Mar 04, 20 | Nov 12, 20 | The Trustees of Princeton University |
| 2020/0176,132 | Shielding materials for fusion reactors | Jan 29, 20 | Jun 04, 20 | Not available |
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Patents Issued To Date - By Filing Year
Average Time to Issuance
- 31 Months (last 2 years Issuances)
- 31 Months (last 5 years Issuances)