C12M 23/56
Floating elements
Official title: {Floating elements}
C12M23/56 (Floating elements) appears on 70 US grants and 105 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C12M- Granted patents
- 70
- Published applications
- 105
- Assignees
- 70
- Inventors
- 241
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 11 |
| 2011 | 1 | 11 |
| 2012 | 2 | 10 |
| 2013 | 7 | 6 |
| 2014 | 6 | 7 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Environmental treatment distribution systems and methods14 Apr 2026US 12,599,116 B2Lillianah Technologies Inc.
- Rapidly deployable lagoon cover7 Apr 2026US 12,595,451 B2Bennamann Services Ltd
- Culture device with a vibration prevention mechanism6 Jan 2026US 12,516,277 B2Phc Holdings Corporation
- Insertable components for single-use containers12 Aug 2025US 12,384,995 B2Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH
- Systems and methods for deepwater photobioreactor1 Apr 2025US 12,264,304 B2Premium Oceanic Inc.
- Environmental treatment distribution systems and methods20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240126 A1Lillianah Technologies Inc.
- Floating substrates including carbonaceous coatings for offshore cultivation of target products and methods of making and using the same26 Mar 2026US 2026/0084991 A1
- Dynamic surface tension supported 3-d cell culture technology (float layer cell culture devices)5 Mar 2026US 2026/0062659 A1Aloft Biotechnologies
- Smart algae shades for water evaporation reduction from algal open ponds28 Aug 2025US 2025/0270491 A1Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Photobioreactor systems and methods for producing biomass7 Aug 2025US 2025/0250520 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for culturing cells using wave-induced agitation175US 6,190,913 B12001
- Method of growing plant cells64US 3,955,317 AThe British Petroleum Company p.l.c. · 1976
- Method and apparatus for the anaerobic digestion of decomposable organic materials57US 3,933,628 ABio-Gas of Colorado, Inc. · 1976
- Floating magnetic stirrer for culture medium55US 4,498,785 ATechne Corporation · 1985
- Apparatus for the intensive, controlled production of microorganisms by photosynthesis45US 4,868,123 ACommissariat A L' Energie Atomique · 1989