Nuclear reactor assemblies, nuclear reactor target assemblies, and nuclear reactor methods
US-12531168-B2 · Jan 20, 2026 · US
Obtaining plutonium · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | C22B60/04 |
| Official title | Obtaining plutonium |
| Display label | Obtaining plutonium |
| Total patents | 21 |
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
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US-2020312475-A1 · Oct 1, 2020 · US
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US-10210958-B2 · Feb 19, 2019 · US
US-2018286528-A1 · Oct 4, 2018 · US
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