Hadron Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:HDRN) ("Hadron" or the "Company"), an advanced nuclear technology company, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published the Company's first patent application, "Micro Integral Nuclear Reactor" (Publication No. US 2026/0128185 A1), on May 7, 2026. The application is the foundational technical disclosure behind Hadron's flagship Halo Micro-Modular Reactor (MMR) and the first entry in the Company's growing intellectual property portfolio. Filed October 31, 2025 and claiming priority to a November 1, 2024 provisional application, it names Founder and Chief Executive Officer Samuel Gibson and Chief Nuclear Officer Ross Ridenoure among its inventors, alongside Christopher R. Neal and Andrew M. Ward.