Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

TERRAPOWER, LLC

146Patents
146Active
146Granted
57Portfolio score

Filing activity: Feb 12, 2008 → Aug 8, 2023 · 7 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US10438705B2 Fission reaction control in a molten salt reactor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Active
US10497479B2 Nuclear reactor configured to have molten fuel pass through plural heat exchangers before returning to core Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Active
US10144874B2 Method and system for performing thermochemical conversion of a carbonaceous feedstock to a reaction product Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US10141079B2 Targetry coupled separations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US10867710B2 Molten fuel nuclear reactor with neutron reflecting coolant Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US10734122B2 Neutron reflector assembly for dynamic spectrum shifting Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US10636532B2 Sodium cesium vapor trap system and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US10685750B2 Fission product getter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US10566096B2 Electro-synthesis of uranium chloride fuel salts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US9941025B2 Nuclear fuel and method of fabricating the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US9376639B2 Method and system for performing gasification of carbonaceous feedstock Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US8942338B2 Traveling wave nuclear fission reactor, fuel assembly, and method of controlling burnup therein Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US11276503B2 Anti-proliferation safeguards for nuclear fuel salts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US9921184B2 Sodium-cesium ionization detector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US11367536B2 Molten fuel reactor thermal management configurations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US11145424B2 Direct heat exchanger for molten chloride fast reactor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US10760004B2 Method for recycling pyrolysis tail gas through conversion into formic acid Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US9721678B2 Nuclear fuel assembly design Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US10741293B2 Molten fuel reactor cooling and pump configurations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US11257600B2 Sodium-cesium vapor trap system and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US10787609B2 Method and system for performing thermochemical conversion of a carbonaceous feedstock to a reaction product Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US10311981B2 Steel-vanadium alloy cladding for fuel element Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US9190177B2 Systems and methods for controlling reactivity in a nuclear fission reactor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US11170901B2 Fission reaction control in a molten salt reactor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US11434429B2 Mesophase pitch for carbon fiber production using supercritical carbon dioxide Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active

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