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EP4338173 - THORIUM-BASED FUEL DESIGN FOR PRESSURIZED HEAVY WATER REACTORS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  16.02.2024
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  29.11.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip12.07.2024Change: Validation statespublished on 14.08.2024 [2024/33]
12.07.2024Change - extension statespublished on 14.08.2024 [2024/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Clean Core Thorium Energy LLC
404 Fox Trail Lane
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523 / US
[2024/12]
Inventor(s)01 / SHAH, Mehul
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523 / US
02 / MILANY, Rida
North York, Ontario M2M 4H9 / CA
03 / SHIRVAN, Koroush
Boston, Massachusetts 02114 / US
 [2024/12]
Representative(s)V.O.
P.O. Box 87930
2508 DH Den Haag / NL
[2024/12]
Application number, filing date21942117.926.08.2021
[2024/12]
WO2021US47719
Priority number, dateUS202163186990P11.05.2021         Original published format: US 202163186990 P
[2024/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022240432
Date:17.11.2022
Language:EN
[2022/46]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4338173
Date:20.03.2024
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.11.2022 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2024/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US17.11.2022
ClassificationIPC:G21C3/58, G21C3/60, G21C3/62, G21C3/32
[2024/12]
CPC:
G21C3/048 (EP,KR,US); G21C3/60 (EP,KR); G21C3/3265 (EP,US);
G21C3/045 (US); G21C3/328 (EP,US); G21C3/58 (EP,US);
G21C3/62 (EP,KR); G21C7/24 (EP,KR); G21C1/086 (US);
Y02E30/30 (EP,KR) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2024/12]
TitleGerman:THORIUM-BASIERTES BRENNSTOFFDESIGN FÜR DRUCKBEAUFSCHLAGTE SCHWERWASSERREAKTOREN[2024/12]
English:THORIUM-BASED FUEL DESIGN FOR PRESSURIZED HEAVY WATER REACTORS[2024/12]
French:CONCEPTION DE COMBUSTIBLE À BASE DE THORIUM POUR RÉACTEURS À EAU LOURDE SOUS PRESSION[2024/12]
Entry into regional phase11.12.2023National basic fee paid 
11.12.2023Search fee paid 
11.12.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
11.12.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.12.2023Examination requested  [2024/12]
24.06.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
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Cited inInternational search[Y]US4851183  (HAMPEL VIKTOR E [US]) [Y] 30 * ; abstract; column 10, lines 15-45 *;
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 [A]US2018075930  (BROMLEY BLAIR P [CA]) [A] 1-34* ; entire document *;
 [Y]US2018151261  (YONGHEE KIM [KR], et al) [Y] 2-3, 34 * ; figure 5; paragraphs [0007-0009, 0025-0027] *;
 [A]US2018254111  (BASHKIRTSEV SERGEY MIKHAILOVICH [RU], et al) [A] 1-34 * ; entire codument *;
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 [XYA]  - Anonymous, "Accelerated Burn-up Accumulation Test of Clean Core Thorium Energy Designated ANEEL-Fuel", IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY, (20200909), IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY, (20221220), XP093009814 [X] 1,4-5 * . entire document * [Y] 2-3, 6-10, 14-17, 21-31, 34 [A] 11-13, 18-20, 32-33
 [YA]  - Manish Raj, M.P.S. Fernando, Suma Nair, S.G. Ghadge, "LORA analysis using Thorium in 220 MWe PHWR fuel", Thorium Energy Conference; October 11 -18, 2015; Mumbai, India, (20151012), pages 1 - 2, XP009541664 [Y] 10, 14-17, 21-23 * entire document. * [A] 11-13, 18-20
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