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G21C 3/338

Helicoidal spacer elements

Introduced: January 1990

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IPC:

Reactor fuel elements or their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements > Assemblies of a number of fuel elements in the form of a rigid unit > Bundles of parallel pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped fuel elements > Spacer elements for fuel rods in the bundle > Helicoidal spacer elements

CPC:

Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements > Assemblies of a number of fuel elements in the form of a rigid unit > Bundles of parallel pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped fuel elements > Spacer elements for fuel rods in the bundle (spacer grids G21C3/34) > Helicoidal spacer elements

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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