Description
Class G21B : FUSION REACTORS
Subclass 1/03: Thermonuclear fusion reactors with inertial plasma confinement
G21B 1/03
Sub-Class
Stats
- 45 US PATENTS IN FORCE
- 21 US APPLICATIONS PENDING
- 13 Total Patent Owners
- 133 TOTAL INVENTORS
Recent Patents
| Patent # | Title | Filing Date | Issue Date | Patent Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12148536 | Synchronous excitation of multiple shock waves | Oct 09, 20 | Nov 19, 24 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique (CNRS); |
| 12075550 | Flexible driver laser for inertial fusion energy | Aug 02, 23 | Aug 27, 24 | Logos Technologies HoldCo, Inc. |
| 11901087 | Systems and methods for merging and compressing compact tori | Dec 13, 21 | Feb 13, 24 | TAE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
| 11867866 | System and method for fissionable material detection with a short pulse neutron source | Aug 06, 19 | Jan 09, 24 | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC |
| 11783952 | Hohlraum used as a single turn solenoid to generate seed magnetic field for inertial confinement fusion | Dec 14, 21 | Oct 10, 23 | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC |
| 11765811 | Flexible driver laser for inertial fusion energy | May 18, 20 | Sep 19, 23 | Logos Technologies HoldCo, Inc. |
| 11678429 | Inertial electrostatic confinement fusion device | Oct 30, 19 | Jun 13, 23 | Not available |
| 11488728 | Confinement walls for inertial confinement fusion chambers | Feb 18, 21 | Nov 01, 22 | INNOVEN ENERGY LLC |
| 11488729 | Propellant grading for laser-driven multi-shell inertial confinement fusion target | Mar 04, 21 | Nov 01, 22 | INNOVEN ENERGY LLC |
| 11430577 | Asymmetric capsule for inertial confinement fusion | Aug 02, 17 | Aug 30, 22 | Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC |
| 11387007 | Inertial confinement fusion system which decouples life-limited component from plant availability | Nov 08, 11 | Jul 12, 22 | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC |
| 11227693 | Hohlraum used as a single turn solenoid to generate seed magnetic field for inertial confinement fusion | Oct 05, 18 | Jan 18, 22 | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC |
| 11200990 | Systems and methods for merging and compressing compact tori | Apr 29, 20 | Dec 14, 21 | TAE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
| 11120917 | Device for creating and controlling plasma | Mar 04, 16 | Sep 14, 21 | Not available |
| 10862260 | Integration of direct compressor with primary laser source and fast compressor | Dec 22, 17 | Dec 08, 20 | INNOVEN ENERGY LLC |
| 10770860 | Lookthrough compression arrangement | Oct 19, 17 | Sep 08, 20 | Not available |
| 10755820 | Structure for containment of radiation from an ICF | Jan 23, 17 | Aug 25, 20 | INNOVEN ENERGY LLC |
| 10720243 | Laser amplification apparatus, laser apparatus, and laser nuclear fusion reactor | Nov 18, 15 | Jul 21, 20 | Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. |
| 10665351 | Systems and methods for merging and compressing compact tori | Feb 15, 19 | May 26, 20 | TAE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
| 10636538 | Alf{acute over (v)}en-wave gyrating non-linear inertial-confinement reactor | Sep 15, 15 | Apr 28, 20 | Agni Energy, Inc. |
Recent Publications
| Publication # | Title | Filing Date | Pub Date | Patent Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/0118,450 | Thermal Wave Drive for ICF Targets | Oct 04, 23 | Apr 10, 25 | Innoven Energy LLC |
| 2025/0104,883 | APPARATUS FOR LASER-DRIVEN INERTIAL CONFINEMENT AND TRITIUM PRODUCTION | Oct 16, 24 | Mar 27, 25 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 2025/0093,327 | STOCHASTIC HEATING AT AN ELECTROCHEMICAL INTERFACE | Jan 17, 23 | Mar 20, 25 | Not available |
| 2024/0395,423 | Pointing and Tracking System for a Laser to a Fusion Target | May 24, 24 | Nov 28, 24 | Innoven Energy LLC |
| 2024/0379,250 | BEAM-CATALYZED VOLUME IGNITION OF FUSION REACTIONS | Aug 26, 22 | Nov 14, 24 | Not available |
| 2024/0339,229 | Coaxial Cylindrical D-D Neutron Generator Based on Inertial Electrostatic | Nov 01, 23 | Oct 10, 24 | Not available |
| 2024/0290,507 | Particle Generating Apparatus | Jun 15, 22 | Aug 29, 24 | Not available |
| 2024/0153,662 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING RADIONUCLIDES USING NEUTRON ACTIVATION | Jan 21, 22 | May 09, 24 | Not available |
| 2024/0120,115 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR FORMING AND MAINTAINING HIGH ENERGY AND TEMPERATURE FRC PLASMA VIA NEUTRAL BEAM INJECTION | Oct 05, 23 | Apr 11, 24 | Not available |
| 2024/0047,087 | Method of Enhancing Ignition Characteristics of ICF Targets Based on High-Z Shells | Aug 02, 22 | Feb 08, 24 | INNOVEN ENERGY LLC |
| 2024/0015,877 | Flexible Driver Laser for Inertial Fusion Energy | Aug 02, 23 | Jan 11, 24 | Logos Technologies HoldCo, Inc. |
| 2022/0415,525 | ASYMMETRIC CAPSULE FOR INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION | Jul 19, 22 | Dec 29, 22 | Not available |
| 2022/0254,520 | INERTIAL ELECTROSTATIC CONFINEMENT FUSION FACILITY HAVING INNER ION SOURCE | Apr 25, 22 | Aug 11, 22 | Not available |
| 2022/0208,400 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MERGING AND COMPRESSING COMPACT TORI | Dec 13, 21 | Jun 30, 22 | Not available |
| 2020/0027,571 | Thermal Wave Drive for ICF Targets | Nov 15, 18 | Jan 23, 20 | INNOVEN ENERGY LLC |
| 2019/0214,154 | SINGLE-PASS, HEAVY ION SYSTEMS FOR LARGE-SCALE NEUTRON SOURCE APPLICATIONS | Mar 13, 19 | Jul 11, 19 | Not available |
| 2019/0057,780 | Reflectivity Variation of ICF Target Surfaces | Jun 08, 18 | Feb 21, 19 | INNOVEN ENERGY LLC |
| 2018/0033,496 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR INERTIAL ELECTROSTATIC CONFINEMENT | Jul 26, 17 | Feb 01, 18 | Not available |
| 2017/0229,193 | Strucutre for Containment of Radiation from an ICF | Jan 23, 17 | Aug 10, 17 | INNOVEN ENERGY LLC |
| 2016/0343,456 | HIGH-YIELD ICF CONTAINMENT CHAMBERS AND POWER REACTORS | Feb 01, 16 | Nov 24, 16 | INNOVEN ENERGY LLC |
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Patents Issued To Date - By Filing Year
Average Time to Issuance
- 32 Months (last 2 years Issuances)
- 32 Months (last 5 years Issuances)