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G21C 17/02

Devices or arrangements for monitoring coolant or moderator

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Monitoring; Testing > Devices or arrangements for monitoring coolant or moderator

CPC:

Monitoring; Testing (measuring in general G01); > Devices or arrangements for monitoring coolant or moderator

Of 7 combined children, 6 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Child Classifications

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  • G21C 17/021 CPC only CPC only
  • G21C 17/028 for monitoring gaseous coolants since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G21C 17/032 Reactor-coolant flow measuring or monitoring since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G21C 17/035 Moderator- or coolant-level detecting devices since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G21C 17/038 Boiling detection in moderator or coolant since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class G21,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINA GENERAL NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION 2,364
  2. CGN POWER COMPANY 1,899
  3. CHINA NUCLEAR POWER ENGINEERING COMPANY 1,870
  4. NUCLEAR POWER INSTITUTE OF CHINA 1,517
  5. KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE KR 1,367
  6. WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION US 1,295
  7. KOREA HYDRO & NUCLEAR POWER COMPANY KR 1,196
  8. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,044
  9. CHINA INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC ENERGY 1,011
  10. HITACHI-GE NUCLEAR ENERGY 955

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class G21,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINA GENERAL NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION 1,383
  2. WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION US 1,347
  3. KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE KR 1,303
  4. CGN POWER COMPANY 1,156
  5. CHINA NUCLEAR POWER ENGINEERING COMPANY 1,149
  6. KOREA HYDRO & NUCLEAR POWER COMPANY KR 1,146
  7. NUCLEAR POWER INSTITUTE OF CHINA 1,086
  8. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 765
  9. CEA (COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE) FR 763
  10. CHINA INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC ENERGY 659