NuScale Power Patents – Insights & Stats (Updated 2023)

NuScale Power has a total of 627 patents globally, out of which 354 have been granted. Of these 627 patents, more than 76% patents are active. The USA is where NuScale Power has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe (EPO) and South Korea. Parallelly, the USA seems to be the main focused R&D center of NuScale Power and is also the origin country of the firm. NuScale Power was founded in the year 2007 by Jose N. Reyes and Paul G. Lorenzini. The company creates and sells compact modular reactors. In January 2023, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a 50 MWe version of the design. Do read about some of the most popular patents of NuScale Power which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find NuScale Power patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over NuScale Power patent portfolio.

How many patents does NuScale Power have?

NuScale Power has a total of 627 patents globally. These patents belong to 119 unique patent families. Out of 627 patents, 482 patents are active.

How Many Patents did NuScale Power File Every Year?

Are you wondering why there is a drop in patent filing for the last two years? It is because a patent application can take up to 18 months to get published. Certainly, it doesn’t suggest a decrease in the patent filing.

Year of Patents Filing or Grant	NuScale Power Applications Filed	NuScale Power Patents Granted
2022	10	44
2021	24	40
2020	16	49
2019	18	60
2018	55	35
2017	61	9
2016	108	11
2015	66	21
2014	130	30
2013	32	14
2012	19	1
2011	4	1

 

How many NuScale Power patents are Alive/Dead?

Worldwide Patents

How Many Patents did NuScale Power File in Different Countries?

Countries in which NuScale Power Filed Patents

Country	Patents
United States Of America	101
Europe	59
Korea (South)	57
Canada	55
China	53
Japan	50
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)	46
Germany	42
Austria	38
Poland	28
India	16
Brazil	12
Spain	10
Saudi Arabia	1

 

Where are Research Centres of NuScale Power Patents Located?

10 Best NuScale Power Patents

US8687759B2 is the most popular patent in the NuScale Power portfolio. It has received 27 citations so far from companies like Ge-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas Llc.  Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of NuScale Power: 

Publication Number	Citation Count
US8687759B2	27
US8588360B2	24
US8170173B2	23
US8744035B1	17
US8731130B2	13
US8752510B2	10
US8472581B2	10
US20170045869A1	10
US10319484B1	9
US9897234B2	9

What are NuScale Power key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by NuScale Power?

The chart below distributes patents filed by NuScale Power in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where NuScale Power thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.

R&D Focus: How has NuScale Power search focus changed over the years?

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