A23B 2/729
Organic compounds
Official title: Organic compounds; Microorganisms; Enzymes
A23B2/729 (Organic compounds) appears on 1,597 US grants and 2,195 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23B- Granted patents
- 1,597
- Published applications
- 2,195
- Assignees
- 1,139
- Inventors
- 4,786
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | 19 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 15 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 15 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 22 | 0 |
| 1991 | 29 | 0 |
| 1992 | 26 | 0 |
| 1993 | 30 | 0 |
| 1994 | 31 | 0 |
| 1995 | 24 | 0 |
| 1996 | 32 | 0 |
| 1997 | 27 | 0 |
| 1998 | 27 | 0 |
| 1999 | 41 | 0 |
| 2000 | 50 | 0 |
| 2001 | 40 | 11 |
| 2002 | 29 | 36 |
| 2003 | 39 | 70 |
| 2004 | 31 | 73 |
| 2005 | 20 | 90 |
| 2006 | 25 | 66 |
| 2007 | 16 | 82 |
| 2008 | 28 | 64 |
| 2009 | 27 | 73 |
| 2010 | 21 | 92 |
| 2011 | 47 | 94 |
| 2012 | 32 | 92 |
| 2013 | 49 | 104 |
| 2014 | 63 | 91 |
| 2015 | 50 | 93 |
| 2016 | 57 | 105 |
| 2017 | 50 | 79 |
| 2018 | 48 | 88 |
| 2019 | 58 | 83 |
| 2020 | 59 | 128 |
| 2021 | 50 | 124 |
| 2022 | 57 | 114 |
| 2023 | 70 | 119 |
| 2024 | 62 | 84 |
| 2025 | 53 | 77 |
| 2026 | 24 | 63 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A23B 2/742Organic compounds containing oxygen624
- A23B 2/783Microorganisms282
- A23B 2/762Organic compounds containing nitrogen279
- A23B 2/733Compounds of undetermined constitution obtained from animals or plants272
- A23B 2/771Organic compounds containing hetero rings207
- A23B 2/7295Antibiotics197
- A23B 2/767Organic compounds containing sulfur93
- A23B 2/779Sugars81
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By later US patents
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