Jon D. McWhirter
41Patents
5h-index
44Co-inventors
65Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 18, 2008 → Jun 25, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8529713B2 | System and method for annealing nuclear fission reactor materials | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Active |
| US11367536B2 | Molten fuel reactor thermal management configurations | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US10741293B2 | Molten fuel reactor cooling and pump configurations | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Active |
| US10665356B2 | Molten fuel nuclear reactor with neutron reflecting coolant | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US10923238B2 | Direct reactor auxiliary cooling system for a molten salt nuclear reactor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US10497480B2 | Passive reactivity control in a nuclear fission reactor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US11342084B2 | Passive reactivity control in a nuclear fission reactor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US11488731B2 | Direct reactor auxiliary cooling system for a molten salt nuclear reactor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US8369474B2 | Nuclear fission reactor, flow control assembly, methods therefor and a flow control assembly system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US8320513B2 | Nuclear fission reactor, flow control assembly, methods therefor and a flow control assembly system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US9008257B2 | Electromagnetic flow regulator, system and methods for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US9767933B2 | Liquid fuel nuclear fission reactor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US8488734B2 | Nuclear fission reactor, a vented nuclear fission fuel module, methods therefor and a vented nuclear fission fuel module system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US8397760B2 | Electromagnetic flow regulator, system, and methods for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US9362010B2 | Passive reactivity control apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US9183953B2 | Liquid fuel nuclear fission reactor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US9236150B2 | Standing wave nuclear fission reactor and methods | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US9269462B2 | Nuclear fission reactor, a vented nuclear fission fuel module, methods therefor and a vented nuclear fission fuel module system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US8784726B2 | System and method for annealing nuclear fission reactor materials | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US8721810B2 | System and method for annealing nuclear fission reactor materials | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US8430129B2 | Electromagnetic flow regulator, system, and methods for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US9576688B2 | Movement of materials in a nuclear reactor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US9721677B2 | Nuclear fission reactor, a vented nuclear fission fuel module, methods therefor, and a vented nuclear fission fuel module system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US8584692B2 | Electromagnetic flow regulator, system, and methods for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US8929505B2 | Nuclear fission reactor, vented nuclear fission fuel module, methods therefor and a vented nuclear fission fuel module system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.