A23K 10/18
Of live microorganisms
Official title: of live microorganisms
A23K10/18 (Of live microorganisms) appears on 909 US grants and 1,689 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23K- Granted patents
- 909
- Published applications
- 1,689
- Assignees
- 736
- Inventors
- 3,143
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 4 |
| 2002 | 9 | 23 |
| 2003 | 15 | 23 |
| 2004 | 8 | 32 |
| 2005 | 6 | 30 |
| 2006 | 4 | 27 |
| 2007 | 12 | 31 |
| 2008 | 9 | 30 |
| 2009 | 7 | 45 |
| 2010 | 15 | 55 |
| 2011 | 16 | 53 |
| 2012 | 20 | 65 |
| 2013 | 28 | 62 |
| 2014 | 49 | 51 |
| 2015 | 29 | 66 |
| 2016 | 36 | 69 |
| 2017 | 41 | 74 |
| 2018 | 52 | 81 |
| 2019 | 50 | 118 |
| 2020 | 61 | 115 |
| 2021 | 50 | 123 |
| 2022 | 74 | 124 |
| 2023 | 52 | 123 |
| 2024 | 51 | 103 |
| 2025 | 71 | 97 |
| 2026 | 44 | 65 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Pet food compositions6 Oct 2026US 12,751,471 B2Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
- Probiotic Bacillus compositions and methods of use29 Sep 2026US 12,746,261 B2BiomEdit, Inc.
- Bacillus subtilis subspecies22 Sep 2026US 12,742,146 B2Novozymes A/S
- Method and composition for maintenance and/or improvement of memory/learning ability8 Sep 2026US 12,728,143 B2Megmilk Snow Brand Co., Ltd.
- Fremyella diplosiphon as a nutritional feed supplement for aquaculture1 Sep 2026US 12,721,364 B2Morgan State University
- Ruminant feed additive compositions1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293935 A1International N&H Denmark Aps
- Bacillus composition to improve gastrointestinal health and faecal score24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283194 A1Chr. Hansen A/S
- Pasture treatments for enhanced carbon sequestration and reduction in livestock-produced greenhouse gas emissions24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283195 A1Locus Solutions Ipco, LLC
- Stable microbial composition and drying process17 Sep 2026US 2026/0271920 A1Danisco US Inc.
- Probiotics to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in cattle17 Sep 2026US 2026/0271966 A1BiomEdit, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pet food product containing probiotics145US 5,968,569 ANestec S. A. · 1999
- Bacterium for use as a probiotic for nutritional and medical applications104US 9,314,489 B24D Pharma Research Limited · 2016
- Competitive exclusion culture for swine95US 5,951,977 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture · 1999
- Probiotic bifidobacterium strain85US 5,902,743 AWisconsin Alumni Research Foundation · 1999
- Apparatus for administering live bacteria as feed additives to livestock and poultry80US 5,369,032 AMicro Chemical, Inc. · 1994