| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 376317000 | COMBINED | 19 |
| 20080240332 | Condecast EV 2 inertial guided themonuclear perfumagnetron fusion reactor - Problem-Solution | 10-02-2008 |
| 20110243294 | SUPERCONDUCTOR TRANSMISSION LINES HAVING JOINT LN2 AND THERMOELECTRIC COOLING AND REMOTE NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS THEREFROM - A high temperature superconductor (HTS) transmission line for transporting electricity includes a plurality of HTS wires coupled to receive and transport electricity. A cooling system is thermally coupled to the plurality of HTS wires and includes a plurality of joint coaxial cooling arrangements each including a thermoelectric (TE) cooler radially outside a inner liquid nitrogen (LN2) cooler. The TE coolers are powered by electricity flowing along the plurality of HTS wires. The TE cooler cools the outer portion of the joint coaxial cooling arrangement to an intermediate temperature that is above a target controlled temperature, and the LN2 cooler cools from the intermediate temperature to a temperature at or below the target controlled temperature. A system for generating and transporting nuclear power includes a nuclear power plant including a turbine for generating electricity, and a HTS transmission line cooled by a plurality of joint coaxial cooling arrangements for transporting the electricity. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110268241 | HYBRID INTEGRATED ENERGY PRODUCTION PROCESS - Disclosed is an advanced process that relates to the enhanced production of energy using the integration of multiple thermal cycles (Brayton and Rankine) that employ multiple fuels, multiple working fluids, turbines and equipment. The method includes providing a nuclear reactor, reactor working fluid, heat exchangers, compressors, and multiple turbines to drive compressors that pressurize a humidified working fluid that is combusted with fuel fired in at least one gas turbine. The turbine(s) provide for electrical energy, processes or other mechanical loads. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20140140466 | Semi Submersible Nuclear Power Plant and Multipurpose Platform - Disclosed is an offshore, manned, scalable, modular, floating, moored, nuclear power generating plant and multipurpose platform. The present invention is comprised of a Main Plant Control Deck, Central Plant Deck, and submerged Reactor-Generator Deck(s) integrated into the structure of a Spar or Cell Spar Platform. The Reactor-Generator decks are comprised of a plurality of modular, Naval Nuclear Pressurized Water Reactor Modules. Electricity generated is transmitted via submarine High Voltage Direct Current Cables to shore. Ancillary, co-generated services, e.g. desalinated water, are transmitted to shore via submarine pipelines. Multipurpose Topside Decks house vessel command, crew, and any ancillary and co-generation equipment. The present invention, constructed in a multi-path manufacturing process, provides exceptional economic, environmental, sustainability, security, safety, and operational advantages over the current art of power generation. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20160203883 | Semi Submersible Nuclear Power Plant and Multi-Purpose Platform | 07-14-2016 |
| 20190148027 | INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING NUCLEAR ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, AND THERMAL ENERGY AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME | 05-16-2019 |
| 376318000 | With propulsion means | 1 |
| 20130259186 | NUCLEAR ENERGY, METAL FUEL, H2 / O2 FROM H2O, WITH MHD POWER AND PROPULSION FOR ONE MONTH ASTRONAUT ROCKET VOYAGES TO MARS - Disclosed is an interplanetary rocket propulsion to Mars and the Moons of the nearer outer Planets by means of 6000° K temperature, 100 atmosphere pressure, power generation and propulsion systems that utilize a gas cooled nuclear reactor and metal powder combustion, in combination with water wherein dissociation into oxygen to react with certain metals to form on board retained metal oxides, and to heat the hydrogen from dissociated water as well as on-board liquid hydrogen that is seeded with an alkali metal for use in a linear, Faraday magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) generator that is coaxial with a MHD accelerator for propulsion, wherein water and probable metal sources on planetary bodies would provide rocket fueling by metal oxide reprocessing to metal and for manned permanent life support bases, and for search of high value minerals, gold, silver, aluminum, rare minerals, diamonds, for transport with their lesser gravity back to Earth. | 10-03-2013 |
| 376320000 | With direct conversion means | 4 |
| 20110274233 | NUCLEAR VOLTAIC CELL - The invention describes a product and a method for generating electrical power directly from nuclear power. More particularly, the invention describes the use of a liquid semiconductor as a means for efficiently converting nuclear energy, either nuclear fission and/or radiation energy, directly into electrical energy. Direct conversion of nuclear energy to electrical energy is achieved by placing nuclear material in close proximity to a liquid semiconductor. Nuclear energy emitted from the nuclear material, in the form of fission fragments or radiation, enters the liquid semiconductor and creates electron-hole pairs. By using an appropriate electrical circuit an electrical load is applied and electrical energy generated as a result of the creation of the electron-hole pairs. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20120281804 | THERMOELECTRIC POWER CONVERTER SUPPORT STRUCTURE - An apparatus is provided and includes a reactor core, a boom and a shield assembly supportively interposed between the reactor core and the boom, a heat pipe disposed in thermal communication with the reactor core, a thermoelectric power converter operably coupled to the heat pipe, struts supportively coupled to the heat pipe at opposite ends of the power converter and hinge joints to rotatably couple the struts to the boom, at least one of the hinge joints being spring-loaded. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120328069 | UNDERWATER ELECTRICITY GENERATION MODULE - An underwater electricity generation module includes an elongate cylindrical casing ( | 12-27-2012 |
| 376321000 | Thermionic | 1 |
| 20150110237 | Method and System for High Efficiency Electricity Generation Using Low Energy Thermal Heat Generation and Thermionic Devices - A system and method are provided for generating electric power from relatively low temperature energy sources at efficiency levels not previously available. The present system and method employ recent advances in low energy nuclear reaction technology and thermionic/thermotunneling device technology first to generate heat and then to convert a substantial portion of the heat generated to usable electrical power. Heat may be generated by a LENR system employing nuclear reactions that occur in readily available materials at ambient temperatures without a high energy input requirement and do not produce radioactive byproducts. The heat generated by the LENR system may be transferred through one or more thermionic converter devices in heat transfer relationship with the LENR system to generate electric power. | 04-23-2015 |
| 376322000 | For storing excess energy | 5 |
| 20110200157 | Method, system, and apparatus for the thermal storage of nuclear reactor generated energy - A method, system, and apparatus for the thermal storage of nuclear reactor generated energy including diverting a selected portion of energy from a portion of a nuclear reactor system to an auxiliary thermal reservoir and, responsive to a shutdown event, supplying a portion of the diverted selected portion of energy to an energy conversion system of the nuclear reactor system. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110200158 | Method, system, and apparatus for the thermal storage of energy generated by multiple nuclear reactor systems - A method, system, and apparatus for the thermal storage of energy generated by multiple nuclear reactor systems including diverting a first selected portion of energy from a portion of a first nuclear reactor system of a plurality of nuclear reactor systems to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir, diverting at least one additional selected portion of energy from a portion of at least one additional nuclear reactor system of the plurality of nuclear reactor systems to the at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir, and supplying at least a portion of thermal energy from the auxiliary thermal reservoir to an energy conversion system of a nuclear reactor of the plurality of nuclear reactors. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110200159 | Method, system, and apparatus for the thermal storage of energy generated by multiple nuclear reactor systems - A method, system, and apparatus for the thermal storage of energy generated by multiple nuclear reactor systems including diverting a first selected portion of energy from a portion of a first nuclear reactor system of a plurality of nuclear reactor systems to at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir, diverting at least one additional selected portion of energy from a portion of at least one additional nuclear reactor system of the plurality of nuclear reactor systems to the at least one auxiliary thermal reservoir, and supplying at least a portion of thermal energy from the auxiliary thermal reservoir to an energy conversion system of a nuclear reactor of the plurality of nuclear reactors. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20120314829 | THERMAL ENERGY INTEGRATION AND STORAGE SYSTEM - A system that includes:
| 12-13-2012 |
| 20150036780 | Liquid Nitrogen Nuclear Generator - The Liquid Nitrogen Nuclear Generator uses electrical energy and liquid Nitrogen from an existing nuclear power plant, equipped with a Liquid Nitrogen cooling system, to generate power in any form required, providing continuous, augmented, supplemental or alternate output in any predetermined form, including but not limited to electrical, mechanical and/or hydraulic, which may be produced individually or in any combination. | 02-05-2015 |
| 376323000 | With chemical reaction | 3 |
| 20130287162 | INTEGRATED PROCESS FOR WATER-HYDROGEN-ELECTRICITY NUCLEAR GAS-COOLED REACTOR - Disclosed herein is an integrated process for production of electricity, hydrogen, and water using a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor as a single source, comprising: the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor, a power conversion unit connected directly or indirectly with the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor to receive heat produced by a reactor core of the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor and drive a gas turbine by the heat, thereby producing electricity through an electric generator, a hydrogen production unit that produces hydrogen by receiving the heat produced by the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor and/or the electricity produced by the electric generator, an electrical desalination unit that produces water by using the electricity produced by the electric generator, and a thermal desalination unit that produces water by distilling fresh water from salt water with waste heat recovered from a precooler and an intercooler of the power conversion unit. | 10-31-2013 |
| 376324000 | To produce a combustible fuel | 2 |
| 376325000 | Cracking of hydrocarbons | 2 |
| 20100177861 | System and a process for producing at least one hydrocarbon fuel from a carbonaceous material - A system for producing at least one hydrocarbon fuel from a carbonaceous material, the system including:
| 07-15-2010 |
| 20120039430 | NUCLEAR POWERED FACILITY THAT GENERATES CONSUMABLE FUELS - The present invention includes a system and method of producing consumable fuels generally including a thermal input device, a gasifier, a heat pump, and a product gas heat recovery device. Optionally, the system and method of the present invention includes a nuclear steam supply device as a thermal input. Optionally, the nuclear steam supply device includes a sodium fast reactor having a core outlet temperature of less than about 650° C. | 02-16-2012 |
