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Holtec International

191Patents
173Active
191Granted
58Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 30, 2000 → Jan 23, 2024 · 20 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6519307B1 Ventilated overpack apparatus and method for storing spent nuclear fuel Physics 52 Expired
US6718000B2 Ventilated vertical overpack Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Expired
US7590213B1 Systems and methods for storing spent nuclear fuel having protection design Physics 39 Expired
US6793450B2 Below grade cask transfer facility Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US7330526B2 System and method of storing high level waste Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US6853697B2 Hermetically sealable transfer cask Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US7096600B2 Forced gas flow canister dehydration Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US8351562B2 Method of storing high level waste Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Active
US8798224B2 Apparatus for storing and/or transporting high level radioactive waste, and method for manufacturing the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US7676016B2 Manifold system for the ventilated storage of high level waste and a method of using the same to store high level waste in a below-grade environment Physics 23 Expired
US7210247B2 Forced gas flow canister dehydration Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Active
US7933374B2 System and method of storing and/or transferring high level radioactive waste Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Active
US7786456B2 Apparatus for providing additional radiation shielding to a container holding radioactive materials, and method of using the same to handle and/or process radioactive materials Physics 20 Active
US6587536B1 Method and apparatus for maximizing radiation shielding during cask transfer procedures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US9852822B2 High-density subterranean storage system for nuclear fuel and radioactive waste Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US10446287B2 High-density subterranean storage system for nuclear fuel and radioactive waste Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US8576976B2 Apparatus for supporting radioactive fuel assemblies and methods of manufacturing the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US6625246B1 System and method for transferring spent nuclear fuel from a spent nuclear fuel pool to a storage cask Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US10049777B2 Method for storing radioactive waste, and system for implementing the same Physics 16 Active
US8135107B2 Canister apparatus and basket for transporting, storing and/or supporting spent nuclear fuel Physics 16 Active
US9612058B2 Heat exchanger apparatus for converting a shell-side liquid into a vapor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Active
US7330525B2 Method and apparatus for maximizing radiation shielding during cask transfer procedures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US8833437B2 Heat exchanger apparatus for converting a shell-side liquid into a vapor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Active
US7707741B2 Method and apparatus for dehydrating high level waste based on dew point temperature measurements Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US10410756B2 Container for storing and/or transporting spent nuclear fuel Physics 13 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.