Method of forming a unitary nuclear fuel segment by heat bonding a thermally conductive layer deposited on a first fuel layer to a thermally conductive layer deposited on a second fuel layer
US-12525368-B2 · Jan 13, 2026 · US
of burnable poisons (burnable poisons in fuel rods G21C3/326)
of burnable poisons (burnable poisons in fuel rods G21C3/326) · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Computing, optics, measurement, and control technologies.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | G21C7/04 |
| Official title | of burnable poisons (burnable poisons in fuel rods G21C3/326) |
| Display label | of burnable poisons (burnable poisons in fuel rods G21C3/326) |
| Total patents | 42 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Nuclear fuel rod having cladding with varying diameter
US-2025342977-A1 · Nov 6, 2025 · US
Nuclear fuel rod having cladding with varying diameter
US-12437884-B2 · Oct 7, 2025 · US
Method of magnetically removing an irradiated capsule from a burnable absorber rodlet
US-2025095873-A1 · Mar 20, 2025 · US
Using xenon concentration in controlling a nuclear power plant
US-12191044-B2 · Jan 7, 2025 · US
Method of magnetically removing an irradiated capsule from a burnable absorber rodlet
US-12183473-B2 · Dec 31, 2024 · US
Method and device to control the movement of capsules containing cobalt material located inside containers made of non-ferromagnetic materials using the application of electromagnetic forces
US-2024120119-A1 · Apr 11, 2024 · US
Thermal bridge
US-2024079153-A1 · Mar 7, 2024 · US
Device for magnetically removing a capsule containing Co-60 from a burnable absorber rodlet
US-11817223-B2 · Nov 14, 2023 · US
A nuclear fuel assembly and a method of manufacture thereof
US-2023036331-A1 · Feb 2, 2023 · US
Method for controlling a nuclear power plant and controller
US-2023012716-A1 · Jan 19, 2023 · US
Method and device to control the movement of capsules containing cobalt material located inside containers made of non-ferromagnetic materials using the application of electromagnetic forces
US-2022415531-A1 · Dec 29, 2022 · US
Variable fuel rod diameter
US-2022375632-A1 · Nov 24, 2022 · US
Annular nuclear fuel pellets with central burnable absorber
US-11367537-B2 · Jun 21, 2022 · US
Reactor shutdown system with melting gate member for segregating neutron absorbing material compartment from core
US-11289215-B2 · Mar 29, 2022 · US
Thermal-neutron reactor core and design method for thermal-neutron reactor core
US-11177045-B2 · Nov 16, 2021 · US
Nuclear fuel rod including disk-type burnable absorber
US-11133115-B2 · Sep 28, 2021 · US
Nuclear fuel pellet with central burnable absorber
US-11049625-B2 · Jun 29, 2021 · US
Reactor shutdown system
US-2021183530-A1 · Jun 17, 2021 · US
Nuclear fuel rod including disk-type burnable absorber
US-2021125736-A1 · Apr 29, 2021 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC G21C7/04?
- CPC G21C7/04 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “of burnable poisons (burnable poisons in fuel rods G21C3/326).”
- How many patents are filed under CPC G21C7/04 (of burnable poisons (burnable poisons in fuel rods G21C3/326))?
- Our database includes 42 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC G21C7/04 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 3 in 2024 vs 4 in 2025 (latest complete years).