Sep. 1 at 11:38 AM
$LTBR Lightbridge receives notice of allowance on new Japanese patent
Lightbridge announced that it has received a notice of allowance from the Japan Patent Office, or JPO, for Japanese Patent Application No. 2024-513980, titled "Multi-Zone Fuel Element." The allowed claims cover the fuel element design itself, a fuel assembly incorporating that design, and a method of producing the element through additive manufacturing, extending protection for a core element of Lightbridge Fuel into a market with one of the world's largest nuclear power markets. The patent covers a fuel rod composed of three layers of different materials, with each layer varying in thickness along the rod's length. That shape can be designed to control how the fuel behaves at different points inside the reactor, improving performance and safety margins. The claims also cover the fuel assembly into which these rods go and the 3D printing method used to build them.
