James B. Inman
22Patents
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34Co-inventors
63Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 29, 1994 → Jun 6, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5459996A | Hybrid solar rocket utilizing thermal storage for propulsion and electrical power | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 32 | Expired |
| US8767905B2 | Combinatorial heterogeneous-homogeneous reactor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Active |
| US11437156B2 | Universal inverted reactor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US9911514B2 | Nuclear reactor cavity floor passive heat removal system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US11289212B2 | Fission reactor with segmented cladding bodies having cladding arms with involute curve shape | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| USD713331S1 | Reactor vessel | General | 2 | Active |
| US10720248B2 | Passive techniques for long-term reactor cooling | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US12249435B2 | Carbide-based fuel assembly for thermal propulsion applications | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US9761332B2 | Nuclear reactor neutron shielding | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US11724830B2 | Plenum plate standoff spools for separating a pair of plenum plates in a nuclear reactor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US12136497B2 | Fission reactor with segmented cladding bodies having cladding arms with involute curve shape | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US11728044B2 | Carbide-based fuel assembly for thermal propulsion applications | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US11732811B2 | Dual shut-off valve | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US11636957B2 | Method for design and additive manufacture of fission reactor core structure of inverted reactor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US11127508B2 | Nuclear thermal propulsion fuel element packing device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US11710578B2 | Carbide-based fuel assembly for thermal propulsion applications | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US11380449B2 | Control drum system for use with nuclear reactors | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US11355253B2 | Passive techniques for long-term reactor cooling | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US11401891B2 | Apparatus for desuperheating high temperature, high velocity steam | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US11158433B2 | Nuclear thermal propulsion nuclear reactor interface structure | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US11469004B2 | Space reactor gas assist control rod release mechanism | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US9666313B2 | Small modular reactor refueling sequence | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.