G21C 19/02 Details of handling arrangements
Full Title
Arrangements for treating, for handling, or for facilitating the handling of, fuel or other materials which are used within the reactor, e.g. within its pressure vessel > Details of handling arrangements
Filing statistics
CPC G21C 19/02 belongs to the parent subclass G21C, which recorded 23,858 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 2,031 in 2013 to 2,125 in 2023 (+5%), peaking at 2,595 applications in 2021. The most active applicants in class G21 are CHINA GENERAL NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION (1,383 applications), WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION (1,347 applications) and KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (1,303 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
5 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- G21C 19/04 Means for controlling flow of coolant over objects being handled; Means for controlling flow of coolant through channel being serviced
- G21C 19/06 Magazines for holding fuel elements or control elements
- G21C 19/08 Means for heating fuel elements before introduction into the core; Means for heating or cooling fuel elements after removal from the core
- G21C 19/10 Lifting devices or pulling devices adapted for co-operation with fuel elements or with control elements (manipulators B25J)
- G21C 19/12 Arrangements for exerting direct hydraulic or pneumatic force on fuel element or on control element
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G21, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- CHINA GENERAL NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION 1,383
- WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION US 1,347
- KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE KR 1,303
- CGN POWER COMPANY 1,156
- CHINA NUCLEAR POWER ENGINEERING COMPANY 1,149
- KOREA HYDRO & NUCLEAR POWER COMPANY KR 1,146
- NUCLEAR POWER INSTITUTE OF CHINA 1,086
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 765
- CEA (COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE) FR 763
- CHINA INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC ENERGY 659