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The contents of this page, together with Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation products marked with Patent: usnc.com/patent, are being provided pursuant to the patent notice requirements set forth in 35 U.S.C. § 287(a). Additional pending and granted patents not listed below may cover certain Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation products.

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FCM® Fuel is covered by the following issued patents and publishedpatent applications:

  • Fully Ceramic Nuclear fuel and Related Methods; US 9,299,464 B2
  • Fully Ceramic Micro-encapsulated (FCM) fuel for CANDUs and Other Reactors; US 10,032,528 B2
  • Method for Fabrication of Fully Ceramic Microencapsulation Nuclear Fuel; US 10,109,378 B2
  • Modular Transportable Nuclear Generator; US 10,229,757 B2
  • Dispersion Ceramic Micro-encapsulated (DCM) Nuclear Fuel and Related   Methods; US 9,620,248 B2 and US 10,475,543 B2
  • Nuclear Fuel Particle Having a Pressure Vessel Comprising Layers of Pyrolytic Graphite and Silicon Carbide; US 10,573,416 B2
  • Composite Moderator for Nuclear Reactor Systems; US 2020/0027587 A1
  • Fully Ceramic Microencapsulated Fuel Fabricated with Burnable Poison as Sintering Aid; US 2017/0287575 A1
  • Process for Rapid Processing of SiC and Graphitic Matrix TRISO-Bearing Pebble Fuels; US 2017/0287577 A1

MMR® ENERGY SYSTEM is covered by the following issued patent:

  • Modular Transportable Nuclear Generator; US 10,229,757 B2
  • Method and System for Extraction of Hydrocarbons from Oil Sands; US7,931,080 and US8,186,430
  • Method and System for Extraction of Hydrocarbons from Oil Shale;  US7,980,304 and CA2,641,521
  • Recovery of Elements from Hydrothermal ProductsPatent; US8,377,165

NUCLEAR THERMAL PROPULSON (NTP) SYSTEMS are covered by the following issued patent:

  • Passive Reactivity Control of Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactors; US   10,643,754 B2

COMPOSITE MODERATORS are covered by the following published patent application:

  • Composite Moderator for Nuclear Reactor Systems; US 2020/0027587 A1

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