C12M 21/16
Solid state fermenters
Official title: {Solid state fermenters, e.g. for koji production}
C12M21/16 (Solid state fermenters) appears on 75 US grants and 103 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C12M- Granted patents
- 75
- Published applications
- 103
- Assignees
- 87
- Inventors
- 268
- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
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| 2025 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Organic-waste-recycling apparatus for fast formation of compost30 Jun 2026US 12,668,764 B2Minima Technology Co., Ltd.
- Extraction apparatus and extraction method for a fermentation medium10 Mar 2026US 12,570,939 B2MICO-Systems GmbH
- System and method for growing biomass16 Dec 2025US 12,497,582 B2Nbtech AB
- Reaction device for comprehensive determination of biodegradability of materials and its method of use30 Sep 2025US 12,428,618 B2Nanjing University
- Continuous flow reactor for conversion of wastewater to biohydrogen using activated sludge and microalgae29 Jul 2025US 12,371,714 B2United Arab Emirates University
- Production apparatus for seed mold and production method for seed mold13 Aug 2026US 2026/0234521 A1Fujiwara Techno-Art Co., Ltd.
- Treatment facility, in particular for the treatment of organic waste by fermentation11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159793 A1
- Synovium-on-a-Chip16 Apr 2026US 2026/0103665 A1New York University
- Means and methods for the preparation of a mycelium-colonized substrate26 Mar 2026US 2026/0085276 A1Mycrobez AG
- Complex microbial inoculant for exhaust gas treatment based on aerobic composting, and preparation method and application thereof5 Feb 2026US 2026/0035657 A1Zhejiang Ocean University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Digester for converting organic material into compost43US 5,407,809 ABedminster Bioconversion Corporation · 1995
- Tower reactors for bioconversion of lignocellulosic material43US 5,733,758 A1998
- Solid state fermentation42US 6,197,573 B1Biocon India Limited · 2001
- Composting apparatus37US 5,300,438 AAugspurger Engineering · 1994
- Solid state fermentation35US 6,664,095 B1Biocon India Limited · 2003