C12M
Apparatus for enzymology or microbiology
Official title: Apparatus for enzymology or microbiology; {apparatus for culturing microorganisms for producing biomass, for growing cells or for obtaining fermentation or metabolic products, i.e. bioreactors or fermenters}
C12M (Apparatus for enzymology or microbiology) appears on 13,972 US grants and 21,157 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C12M- Granted patents
- 13,972
- Published applications
- 21,157
- Assignees
- 7,149
- Inventors
- 37,694
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 75 | 0 |
| 1977 | 67 | 0 |
| 1978 | 50 | 0 |
| 1979 | 47 | 0 |
| 1980 | 85 | 0 |
| 1981 | 92 | 0 |
| 1982 | 83 | 0 |
| 1983 | 51 | 0 |
| 1984 | 58 | 0 |
| 1985 | 42 | 0 |
| 1986 | 66 | 0 |
| 1987 | 110 | 0 |
| 1988 | 75 | 0 |
| 1989 | 121 | 0 |
| 1990 | 128 | 0 |
| 1991 | 104 | 0 |
| 1992 | 120 | 0 |
| 1993 | 118 | 0 |
| 1994 | 99 | 0 |
| 1995 | 104 | 0 |
| 1996 | 133 | 0 |
| 1997 | 142 | 0 |
| 1998 | 147 | 0 |
| 1999 | 155 | 0 |
| 2000 | 152 | 0 |
| 2001 | 143 | 46 |
| 2002 | 132 | 188 |
| 2003 | 146 | 228 |
| 2004 | 129 | 278 |
| 2005 | 100 | 327 |
| 2006 | 115 | 328 |
| 2007 | 104 | 347 |
| 2008 | 130 | 441 |
| 2009 | 138 | 477 |
| 2010 | 223 | 648 |
| 2011 | 261 | 683 |
| 2012 | 324 | 723 |
| 2013 | 390 | 831 |
| 2014 | 476 | 823 |
| 2015 | 514 | 841 |
| 2016 | 548 | 943 |
| 2017 | 584 | 1088 |
| 2018 | 606 | 1083 |
| 2019 | 755 | 1281 |
| 2020 | 796 | 1411 |
| 2021 | 773 | 1458 |
| 2022 | 786 | 1451 |
| 2023 | 840 | 1463 |
| 2024 | 954 | 1530 |
| 2025 | 918 | 1264 |
| 2026 | 663 | 976 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- C12M 23/00Constructional details6,314
- C12M 41/00Means for regulation, monitoring, measurement or control4,571
- C12M 21/00Bioreactors or fermenters specially adapted for specific uses3,200
- C12M 29/00Means for introduction, extraction or recirculation of materials3,140
- C12M 25/00Means for supporting, enclosing or fixing the microorganisms2,615
- C12M 47/00Means for after-treatment of the produced biomass or of the fermentation or2,378
- C12M 33/00Means for introduction, transport, positioning, extraction, harvesting, peeling or sampling of biological1,948
- C12M 27/00Means for mixing, agitating or circulating fluids in the vessel1,721
All 17 main groupsShow fewer
- C12M 35/00Means for application of stress for stimulating the growth of microorganisms or1,701
- C12M 1/00Apparatus for enzymology or microbiology1,110
- C12M 45/00Means for pre-treatment of biological substances1,004
- C12M 37/00Means for sterilizing, maintaining sterile conditions or avoiding chemical or biological contamination738
- C12M 43/00Combinations of bioreactors or fermenters with other apparatus422
- C12M 31/00Means for providing, directing, scattering or concentrating light348
- C12M 3/00Tissue, human, animal or plant cell, or virus culture apparatus258
- C12M 39/00Means for cleaning the apparatus or avoiding unwanted deposits of microorganisms102
- C12M 99/00Subject matter not otherwise provided for in other groups of this subclass84
Recent patents
- Device, a method and a system for dispersing cell clumps6 Oct 2026US 12,753,378 B2Suzhou Etta Biotech Co., Ltd.
- Automatic analysis system6 Oct 2026US 12,753,379 B2Shimadzu Corporation
- CO2-fed photobioreactor6 Oct 2026US 12,753,380 B2Phyco2 LLC
- Cell separation apparatus for bioreactor6 Oct 2026US 12,753,381 B2Alit Biotech (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
- Electroporation device and method for producing cells with introduced foreign substance6 Oct 2026US 12,753,383 B2National University Corporation Toyohashi University of Technology
- Microphysiological system devices with self-contained photonic integrated circuit sensors8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308497 A1University of Rochester
- Lymphoid tissues with switchable protein gradients8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308498 A1Georgia Tech Research Corporation
- Method for 3d printing of vascularized tissues and organs8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308499 A1Technische UniversitäT Berlin
- Improvements in cell culture8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308500 A1Cn Bio Innovations Limited
- Perfused cell culturing systems and uses thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308501 A1University of Delaware
Most cited
By later US patents
- Mesoscale polynucleotide amplification devices1,091US 5,587,128 AThe Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Mesoscale polynucleotide amplification device and method1,042US 5,498,392 AThe Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Vivo refillable glucose sensor900US 4,986,271 AUniversity of New Mexico · 1991
- Method for transporting substances into living cells and tissues and apparatus therefor819US 4,945,050 ACornell Research Foundation, Inc. · 1990
- Mesoscale sample preparation device and systems for determination and processing of analytes678US 5,726,026 AThe Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · 1998