Inventor · Forest, VA, US

James B. Inman

22Patents
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34Co-inventors
63Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 29, 1994 → Jun 6, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.