Inventor
MCWHIRTER JON D
US36 patents
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TERRAPOWER LLC
15 patentsUS11488731B2Nov 1, 2022
Direct reactor auxiliary cooling system for a molten salt nuclear reactor
TERRAPOWER LLC9 citations84
US11367536B2Jun 21, 2022
Molten fuel reactor thermal management configurations
TERRAPOWER LLC12 citations84
US11342084B2May 24, 2022
Passive reactivity control in a nuclear fission reactor
TERRAPOWER LLC10 citations84
US10741293B2Aug 11, 2020
Molten fuel reactor cooling and pump configurations
TERRAPOWER LLC13 citations84
US10665356B2May 26, 2020
Molten fuel nuclear reactor with neutron reflecting coolant
TERRAPOWER LLC11 citations84
US10923238B2Feb 16, 2021
Direct reactor auxiliary cooling system for a molten salt nuclear reactor
TERRAPOWER LLC7 citations82
US10497480B2Dec 3, 2019
Passive reactivity control in a nuclear fission reactor
TERRAPOWER LLC11 citations82
US9721677B2Aug 1, 2017
Nuclear fission reactor, a vented nuclear fission fuel module, methods therefor, and a vented nuclear fission fuel module system
TERRAPOWER LLC2 citations73
US9362010B2Jun 7, 2016
Passive reactivity control apparatus
TERRAPOWER LLC6 citations70
US12562287B2Feb 24, 2026
Molten fuel reactor thermal management configurations
TERRAPOWER LLC0 citations62
US11482344B2Oct 25, 2022
Standing wave nuclear fission reactor and methods
TERRAPOWER LLC0 citations62
US10839965B2Nov 17, 2020
Nuclear fission reactor, flow control assembly, methods therefor and a flow control assembly system
TERRAPOWER LLC1 citations62
US12272466B2Apr 8, 2025
Passive reactivity control in a nuclear fission reactor
TERRAPOWER LLC0 citations61
US9221093B2Dec 29, 2015
Heat exchanger, methods therefor and a nuclear fission reactor system
TERRAPOWER LLC1 citations52
US10311983B2Jun 4, 2019
Automatic hydropneumatic actuation device
TERRAPOWER LLC0 citations38
HYDE RODERICK A
9 patentsUS9008257B2Apr 14, 2015
Electromagnetic flow regulator, system and methods for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid
HYDE RODERICK A10 citations84
US9767933B2Sep 19, 2017
Liquid fuel nuclear fission reactor
HYDE RODERICK A4 citations73
US9183953B2Nov 10, 2015
Liquid fuel nuclear fission reactor
HYDE RODERICK A4 citations73
US8584692B2Nov 19, 2013
Electromagnetic flow regulator, system, and methods for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid
HYDE RODERICK A2 citations62
US8430129B2Apr 30, 2013
Electromagnetic flow regulator, system, and methods for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid
HYDE RODERICK A2 citations62
US8397760B2Mar 19, 2013
Electromagnetic flow regulator, system, and methods for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid
HYDE RODERICK A4 citations62
US10141078B2Nov 27, 2018
Liquid fuel nuclear fission reactor fuel pin
HYDE RODERICK A0 citations52
US8781056B2Jul 15, 2014
Electromagnetic flow regulator, system, and methods for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid
HYDE RODERICK A1 citations52
US8453330B2Jun 4, 2013
Electromagnet flow regulator, system, and methods for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid
HYDE RODERICK A0 citations52
AHLFELD CHARLES E
8 patentsUS8488734B2Jul 16, 2013
Nuclear fission reactor, a vented nuclear fission fuel module, methods therefor and a vented nuclear fission fuel module system
AHLFELD CHARLES E8 citations84
US8320513B2Nov 27, 2012
Nuclear fission reactor, flow control assembly, methods therefor and a flow control assembly system
AHLFELD CHARLES E8 citations84
US9236150B2Jan 12, 2016
Standing wave nuclear fission reactor and methods
AHLFELD CHARLES E3 citations72
US9269462B2Feb 23, 2016
Nuclear fission reactor, a vented nuclear fission fuel module, methods therefor and a vented nuclear fission fuel module system
AHLFELD CHARLES E2 citations62
US8929505B2Jan 6, 2015
Nuclear fission reactor, vented nuclear fission fuel module, methods therefor and a vented nuclear fission fuel module system
AHLFELD CHARLES E2 citations62
US8712005B2Apr 29, 2014
Nuclear fission reactor, a vented nuclear fission fuel module, methods therefor and a vented nuclear fission fuel module system
AHLFELD CHARLES E2 citations62
US9653187B2May 16, 2017
Standing wave nuclear fission reactor and methods
AHLFELD CHARLES E0 citations51
US9401228B2Jul 26, 2016
Standing wave nuclear fission reactor and methods
AHLFELD CHARLES E0 citations51
MCWHIRTER JON D
3 patentsUS9576688B2Feb 21, 2017
Movement of materials in a nuclear reactor
MCWHIRTER JON D1 citations49
US9502145B2Nov 22, 2016
Nuclear reactor operation and simulation
MCWHIRTER JON D0 citations49
US9275760B2Mar 1, 2016
Heat exchanger, methods therefor and a nuclear fission reactor system
MCWHIRTER JON D0 citations39