John Gilleland, manager of nuclear programs at Intellectual Ventures, is leading the development of a reactor that would run on depleted uranium, making nuclear power safer and less expensive.
Intellectual Ventures has been involved in inventions since August 2003. The company has filed hundreds of patent applications in more than 30 technology areas. Intellectual Ventures currently ranks in the top 50 among companies who file patents worldwide.
IV’s inventions span across computer software and hardware, UI design, semiconductors, biomedical devices, advanced medical procedures, digital imaging, nanotechnology and advanced particle physics.
Image: A view of the reactor at the nuclear power plant in Bushehr, 1200 km (746 miles) south of Tehran. | Photograph: Caren Firouz/Reuters
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