<img src="https://ml.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/5dca5fc1-62ce-4415-8243-7b8cb3d11774?size=2" nborder="0" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="5" title="LOGO Update August 24, 2026.png" alt="American Fusion Inc."/>SOUTHLAKE, Texas, Sept. 08, 2026 <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com" target="_blank">(GLOBE NEWSWIRE)</a> -- American Fusion Inc. (OTCQB: AMFN) (“American Fusion” or the “Company”), developer of the proprietary Texatron™ Fusion Engine™, reported the filing of 30 additional U.S. patent applications, expanding the Company’s intellectual property portfolio to 130 pending U.S. patent applications. The latest filings follow American Fusion’s August 24 announcement that the Company had reached the milestone of 100 pending U.S. patent applications and represent continued execution of a broader intellectual property strategy designed to protect the Texatron™ platform across multiple system architectures, configurations and component designs. The 30 applications focus principally on additional configurations involving aluminum fusion-confinement structures, clamshell and unitary housings, toroidal interior chambers, rifled chamber geometries, conductive center components and rings, electrical connectivity between confinement structures, fuel-injection configurations utilizing helium-3 and deuterium, and electronic control systems designed to manage pulses of electrical energy within the Texatron™ architecture. American Fusion has previously established an objective of filing more than 260 U.S. patent applications by the end of 2026. With 130 applications now filed, the Company has reached approximately half of that objective while continuing to expand the scope of its intellectual property portfolio alongside the ongoing engineering and validation of the Texatron™ platform. Brent Nelson, Executive Chairman of American Fusion, commented: “Reaching 100 patent applications was an important milestone, but the pace of our intellectual property program has continued. We have now added another 30 applications covering additional architectures, components and control systems around the Texatron™ platform. Our objective is to build multiple layers of intellectual property protection around both the core technology and the alternative configurations that may become important as the platform advances toward commercialization.” Nelson continued: “With 130 U.S. patent applications now pending, we have reached approximately half of our previously stated year-end objective of more than 260 applications. We intend to continue aggressively protecting the intellectual property being developed around the Texatron™ platform.” Newly Filed U.S. Patent Applications The 30 additional applications include: 1. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/788,295 — Aluminum Unitary Housing with Toroidal Rifled Interior Chamber 2. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/788,298 — Asymmetric Aluminum Shells Forming Toroidal Rifled Interior Chamber 3. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/788,300 — Asymmetric Aluminum Unitary Fusion Confinement Device with Toroidal Rifled Interior Chamber 4. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/789,775 — Asymmetric Aluminum Shell Fusion System with Rifled Toroidal Chamber and Helium-3/Deuterium Fuel Injection 5. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/789,779 — Unitary Aluminum Fusion Confinement Device with Rifled Toroidal Chamber and Fuel Injection 6. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/789,788 — Asymmetric Aluminum Shell Fusion System with Rifled Toroidal Interior Chamber 7. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/789,790 — Asymmetric Unitary Aluminum Fusion Confinement Device with Rifled Toroidal Interior Chamber 8. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/791,363 — Aluminum Shell Fusion System with Rifled Toroidal Chamber and Conductive Center Disk 9. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/791,364 — Unitary Aluminum Fusion Confinement Device with Rifled Toroidal Chamber and Conductive Center Disk 10. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/791,367 — Aluminum Half-Shell Fusion System with Rifled Toroidal Chamber, Conductive Center Piece and Helium-3/Deuterium Fuel Injection 11. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/791,368 — Unitary Aluminum Fusion Confinement Device with Conductive Center Piece and Helium-3/Deuterium Fuel Injection 12. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/793,319 — Aluminum Half-Shell Fusion System with Rifled Toroidal Chamber, Conductive Center Piece and Fuel Injection 13. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/793,335 — Aluminum Unitary Housing with Rifled Toroidal Chamber, Conductive Center Piece and Helium-3/Deuterium Fuel Injection 14. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/793,324 — Aluminum Shell Fusion System with Rifled Toroidal Chamber and Conductive Center Ring 15. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/793,328 — Unitary Aluminum Housing with Rifled Toroidal Chamber and Sectioned Conductive Ring 16. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/795,979 — Aluminum Half-Shell Toroidal Fusion Chamber with Rifled Interior Surface, Fuel Injector and Conductive Ring 17. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/795,981 — Unitary Aluminum Fusion Confinement Device with Rifled Toroidal Chamber, Fuel Injector and Conductive Ring 18. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/795,984 — Aluminum Half-Shell Toroidal Fusion Chamber with Rifled Interior Surface and Conductive Ring 19. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/795,986 — Unitary Aluminum Fusion Confinement Device with Rifled Toroidal Interior Chamber and Conductive Ring 20. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/797,340 — Clamshell Aluminum Housing with Rifled Toroidal Interior Chamber 21. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/797,385 — Aluminum Unitary Housing with Rifled Toroidal Interior Chamber 22. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/799,340 — Clamshell Aluminum Fusion System with Rifled Toroidal Chamber, Fuel Injector and Conductive Ring 23. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/799,345 — Unitary Aluminum Fusion System with Rifled Toroidal Chamber, Fuel Injector and Conductive Ring 24. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/799,347 — Sectioned Aluminum Clamshell Fusion System with Rifled Toroidal Chamber and Conductive Ring 25. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/799,348 — Sectioned Unitary Aluminum Fusion Confinement Device with Rifled Toroidal Chamber and Electrically Isolated Sections 26. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/799,351 — Aluminum Clamshell Fusion Confinement Device with Rifled Toroidal Chamber and Electronic Pulse Controller 27. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/799,352 — Unitary Aluminum Fusion Confinement Device with Rifled Toroidal Chamber and Electronic Pulse Controller 28. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/799,353 — Clamshell Aluminum Fusion Confinement Device with Rifled Toroidal Chamber and Electronic Pulse Controller 29. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/799,354 — Unitary Aluminum Fusion Confinement Device with Rifled Toroidal Chamber and Electronic Pulse Controller 30. U.S. Patent Application No. 19/799,358 — Aluminum Clamshell Fusion System with Rifled Toroidal Chamber and Pulsed Electrical Energy The applications are subject to examination by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and there can be no assurance that any particular application will result in an issued patent. National Exchange Uplisting and Capital Markets Update American Fusion also reported that it is advancing its evaluation and preparation for a potential uplisting of the Company’s common stock from the OTCQB Venture Market to a national securities exchange. The Company and its securities and capital markets advisors are currently evaluating potential uplisting pathways involving both the Texas Stock Exchange (“TXSE”) and the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”). American Fusion has begun discussions regarding the applicable listing requirements and processes for both exchanges and intends to make a final determination regarding the exchange it believes provides the optimal long-term platform for the Company and its shareholders. Based upon its current evaluation, the Company is presently leaning toward TXSE as its preferred potential listing venue. American Fusion is headquartered in Texas, and the Company believes TXSE could provide a compelling long-term market for its common stock as the newly established national securities exchange develops its issuer and investor base. The Company will, however, continue evaluating both TXSE and Nasdaq before making a final determination. American Fusion is reviewing the applicable initial listing standards, including market capitalization, minimum bid price, publicly held shares, public float, shareholder distribution and corporate governance requirements, as well as the corporate and capital markets actions that may be necessary to satisfy the applicable standards. Any potential uplisting remains subject to satisfaction of all applicable listing requirements, completion of the applicable exchange review process and approval by the selected exchange. As part of this process, the Company has also received several financing term sheets from various funds contemplating potential capital to support a national-exchange uplisting and provide additional funding intended to accelerate commercialization of the Texatron™ platform. The Company is evaluating these proposals together with other potential financing alternatives. No definitive financing agreement has been executed, and there can be no assurance that any proposed financing will be completed or, if completed, on what terms. Nelson commented: “Our advancement to OTCQB was an important step, but our capital markets strategy has always contemplated ultimately moving American Fusion to a national securities exchange. We are now actively evaluating both TXSE and Nasdaq and intend to select the venue we believe provides the strongest long-term platform for the Company and our shareholders.” Nelson continued: “We are particularly interested in TXSE and believe there is a natural alignment between American Fusion as a Texas-based advanced-energy company and a national securities exchange headquartered here in Texas. At the same time, we are evaluating the financing alternatives available to us as part of the uplisting process and the opportunity to bring additional capital into the Company to accelerate the commercialization of the Texatron™ platform.” About American Fusion Inc. American Fusion Inc. (OTCQB: AMFN) is an advanced energy platform company focused on the development and commercialization of next-generation fusion energy technologies. The Company is advancing the Texatron™ Fusion Engine™ aneutronic fusion platform, designed for modular, infrastructure-grade deployment across industrial, commercial, defense and grid-constrained applications. The Company’s development strategy emphasizes system-level engineering, disciplined intellectual property protection, and scalable architectures intended to support long-term commercial operation, while maintaining a focus on capital discipline and transparent corporate governance. For more information about American Fusion and its Texatron™ platform, please visit: <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=IhqfQWZUD3MFKvl516GVwSshdQZ7iC5Psx6-hgaM12zrXxmCFf9_5CzoEQMjFFcEPLvnLrWVOKffQTUmASP5ICryJLqAUfHKLgaLS4Ms7W7khYC_NJngwHBajs0LlxOQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="americanfusionenergy.com">americanfusionenergy.com</a> For an overview of American Fusion, please click here: <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=IWhLE6GJTK0OUGkroigsQIK4HpQbFW9z-Z3T7ceMi_8pEQme5OE8gLWmvUXcil42fuBmLVCm7h9RF7ufo4LszXxx8yVG5_F0ZdvpjoerVmcsod8LtjgupXPoBcm0G3zYL_U3UYHkBk_qCm6sUsDZqxtRBqke0WQf8C-8KWsZegTABB7HX37zxpOo7Hk9VaCI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="American Fusion Overview">American Fusion Overview</a> Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future performance of American Fusion Inc., including statements regarding American Fusion’s intellectual property portfolio and pending and future patent applications; the development, testing, validation, anticipated performance, scalability and potential applications of the Texatron™ Fusion Engine™; commercialization, manufacturing, financing, strategic partnerships, regulatory approvals and customer opportunities; the Company’s evaluation of a potential listing on the Texas Stock Exchange; satisfaction of applicable listing standards and completion of any related corporate or capital-markets actions; and other future business operations. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “should,” “will” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. Patent applications are subject to examination and there can be no assurance that any application will result in an issued or commercially valuable patent. The developed Texatron™ Fusion Engine™ is undergoing testing and continued engineering validation and has not demonstrated sustained net electricity generation from a commercial system. There can be no assurance that the Company will achieve its scientific, engineering, regulatory, financing, manufacturing or commercialization objectives, satisfy the applicable initial listing standards of TXSE, receive approval to list its common stock on TXSE or complete any potential listing. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to purchase securities. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and American Fusion undertakes no obligation to update them except as required by law. 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