C12M 29/08
Air lift
Official title: {Air lift}
C12M29/08 (Air lift) appears on 78 US grants and 140 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C12M- Granted patents
- 78
- Published applications
- 140
- Assignees
- 108
- Inventors
- 370
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 12 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 | 6 |
| 2015 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 7 |
| 2017 | 4 | 8 |
| 2018 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 | 9 |
| 2023 | 1 | 16 |
| 2024 | 2 | 10 |
| 2025 | 3 | 19 |
| 2026 | 7 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Support structures for automated cell engineering systems15 Sep 2026US 12,735,670 B2Octane Biotech Inc.
- Reactor having an optimized lighting device26 May 2026US 12,637,643 B2Fermentalg
- Cell culture method, product producing method, and cell culture device12 May 2026US 12,624,330 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Integrated system for biocatalytically producing and recovering an organic substance28 Apr 2026US 12,612,591 B2Delft Advanced Biofuels B.V.
- High-pressure environment biological enrichment and spray-type solid isolation and cultivation device17 Mar 2026US 12,577,520 B2Guangdong Laboratory of Southern Ocean Science and Engineering (Guangzhou)
- Compound air loop reactor6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225064 A1Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
- Cell culture method, product producing method, and cell culture device6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226386 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Plasma Treatment System for Microbial Activation23 Jul 2026US 2026/0209676 A1Meta Organic Technology Inc
- Systems and methods for oxygenating culture media in perfusion bioreactors16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201306 A1Corning Incorporated
- Preparation method and device for improving fermentation reaction efficiency of isomalto-oligosaccharide11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159867 A1Dahui International Food Co, Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Bioreactor82US 6,670,169 B1Levitronix LLC · 2003
- Process for improving the gas distribution in air-lift loop reactors66US 4,545,945 AHoechst Aktiengesellschaft · 1985
- Process and apparatus for the anaerobic treatment of waste water in a filter including granular material64US 4,482,458 ADegremont · 1984
- External-loop perfusion air-lift bioreactor63US 5,342,781 A1994
- Method and apparatus for cell culture57US 5,081,036 AHoffmann-La Roche Inc. · 1992