Lightbridge receives notice of allowance for key patent in U.S.

Lightbridge announced that it received a Notice of Allowance for a key divisional patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office related to Lightbridge’s innovative metallic nuclear fuel assemblies. This is a divisional application based on a 2011 Patent Cooperation Treaty, PCT, application. The allowed claims include two independent claims: The first independent claim covers a fuel assembly that includes fuel elements with a fuel kernel that comprises delta-phase UZr2 and has a moderator-to-fuel ratio in a region of the fuel elements of 2.4 or less and The second independent claim covers a fuel assembly that includes fuel elements having a spirally twisted, multi-lobed profile that defines a plurality of spiral spacer ribs with cladding that is thicker at tips than at intersections. Seth Grae, President and CEO of Lightbridge, commented: "We are proud to add this latest Notice of Allowance to our growing portfolio of intellectual property that supports our strategy to commercialize Lightbridge Fuel(TM) in the United States. Our intellectual property serves as the foundation for our continued growth and is a testament to the ingenuity and hard work of our team that constantly pushes the boundaries of what is possible in the nuclear industry."