Inventor

George B. Zimmerman

Inventor

Lafayette, CA, US

Overview

2012–2020

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 33 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

Y02Eprimary

Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution41%

G21CNuclear reactors40%

G21DNuclear power plant10%

C21DModifying the physical structure of ferrous metals6%

G06FElectric digital data processing1%

G21BFusion reactors1%

PatentTitleYear

10,839,965Nuclear fission reactor, flow control assembly, methods therefor and a flow control assembly system2020 10,186,333Traveling wave nuclear fission reactor, fuel assembly, and method of utilizing control rods to control burnfront2019 10,134,491Application of compressed magnetic fields to the ignition and thermonuclear burn of inertial confinement fusion targets2018 10,008,294Methods and systems for migrating fuel assemblies in a nuclear fission reactor2018 9,922,733'Methods and systems for migrating fuel assemblies in a nuclear fission reactor'2018 9,852,818Systems and methods for controlling reactivity in a nuclear fission reactor2017 9,799,416'Methods and systems for migrating fuel assemblies in a nuclear fission reactor'2017 9,793,013'Systems and methods for controlling reactivity in a nuclear fission reactor'2017 9,786,392'Methods and systems for migrating fuel assemblies in a nuclear fission reactor'2017 9,721,677'Nuclear fission reactor, a vented nuclear fission fuel module, methods therefor, and a vented nuclear fission fuel module system'2017 9,704,604'Nuclear fission reactor fuel assembly and system configured for controlled removal of a volatile fission product and heat released by a burn wave in a traveling wave nuclear fission reactor and method for same'2017 9,677,147'System and method for annealing nuclear fission reactor materials'2017 9,659,673'Nuclear fission reactor fuel assembly and system configured for controlled removal of a volatile fission product and heat released by a burn wave in a traveling wave nuclear fission reactor and method for same'2017 9,653,187'Standing wave nuclear fission reactor and methods'2017 9,576,688'Movement of materials in a nuclear reactor'2017 9,502,145'Nuclear reactor operation and simulation'2016 9,443,623'Nuclear fission reactor fuel assembly and system configured for controlled removal of a volatile fission product and heat released by a burn wave in a traveling wave nuclear fission reactor and method for same'2016 9,401,228'Standing wave nuclear fission reactor and methods'2016 9,281,083'Traveling wave nuclear fission reactor, fuel assembly, and method of controlling burnup therein'2016 9,269,462'Nuclear fission reactor, a vented nuclear fission fuel module, methods therefor and a vented nuclear fission fuel module system'2016 9,236,150'Standing wave nuclear fission reactor and methods'2016 9,190,177'Systems and methods for controlling reactivity in a nuclear fission reactor'2015 9,159,461'Nuclear fission reactor fuel assembly and system configured for controlled removal of a volatile fission product'2015 9,011,613'System and method for annealing nuclear fission reactor materials'2015 8,942,338'Traveling wave nuclear fission reactor, fuel assembly, and method of controlling burnup therein'2015 8,929,505'Nuclear fission reactor, vented nuclear fission fuel module, methods therefor and a vented nuclear fission fuel module system'2015 8,784,726'System and method for annealing nuclear fission reactor materials'2014 8,721,810'System and method for annealing nuclear fission reactor materials'2014 8,712,005'Nuclear fission reactor, a vented nuclear fission fuel module, methods therefor and a vented nuclear fission fuel module system'2014 8,529,713'System and method for annealing nuclear fission reactor materials'2013 8,488,734'Nuclear fission reactor, a vented nuclear fission fuel module, methods therefor and a vented nuclear fission fuel module system'2013 8,369,474'Nuclear fission reactor, flow control assembly, methods therefor and a flow control assembly system'2013 8,320,513'Nuclear fission reactor, flow control assembly, methods therefor and a flow control assembly system'2012

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2012–2018Patents assigned to WOOD JR LOWELL L (27)· patent assignee history

2012–2018Patents assigned to ZIMMERMAN GEORGE B (27)· patent assignee history

2012–2018Patents assigned to HYDE RODERICK A (25)· patent assignee history

2012–2018Patents assigned to WHITMER CHARLES (24)· patent assignee history

2012–2020Based in Lafayette, CA, US· patent location history

2014–2020Patents assigned to TERRAPOWER LLC (26)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
WOOD JR LOWELL L	27	2012–2018
ZIMMERMAN GEORGE Bself	27	2012–2018
TERRAPOWER LLC	26	2014–2020
HYDE RODERICK A	25	2012–2018
WHITMER CHARLES	24	2012–2018

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Lafayette, California, US	33	2012–2020