C12M 37/00
Means for sterilizing, maintaining sterile conditions or avoiding chemical or biological contamination
Official title: {Means for sterilizing, maintaining sterile conditions or avoiding chemical or biological contamination (C12M23/38 takes precedence; filtration in general and filters per se B01D24/00-B01D41/00; autoclaves B01J3/04; treatment of microorganisms with electrical or wave energy C12N13/00)}
C12M37/00 (Means for sterilizing, maintaining sterile conditions or avoiding chemical or biological contamination) appears on 738 US grants and 1,140 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C12M- Granted patents
- 738
- Published applications
- 1,140
- Assignees
- 570
- Inventors
- 2,301
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 | 6 |
| 2003 | 5 | 4 |
| 2004 | 4 | 6 |
| 2005 | 1 | 14 |
| 2006 | 2 | 13 |
| 2007 | 4 | 12 |
| 2008 | 4 | 13 |
| 2009 | 0 | 21 |
| 2010 | 4 | 22 |
| 2011 | 8 | 21 |
| 2012 | 16 | 26 |
| 2013 | 15 | 22 |
| 2014 | 23 | 37 |
| 2015 | 18 | 42 |
| 2016 | 33 | 83 |
| 2017 | 29 | 56 |
| 2018 | 39 | 53 |
| 2019 | 50 | 85 |
| 2020 | 41 | 77 |
| 2021 | 46 | 98 |
| 2022 | 57 | 90 |
| 2023 | 44 | 79 |
| 2024 | 80 | 109 |
| 2025 | 60 | 92 |
| 2026 | 49 | 56 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Extraction methods for evaluating suitability of a biochemical filter6 Oct 2026US 12,754,181 B2Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Devices, systems, and methods relating to pressurized perfusion-enabled bio-reactors22 Sep 2026US 12,742,141 B2University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
- Systems, devices and methods for engineered tissue construct transport and containment22 Sep 2026US 12,742,144 B2Humacyte Global, Inc.
- System and method for promoting plant growth8 Sep 2026US 12,727,601 B23Bar Biologics, Inc.
- Delivery consumable for delivering a fluid to a bioreactor8 Sep 2026US 12,728,422 B2Oribiotech LTD
- Miniaturized, Automated, And Cost-Effective Microfluidic Reactor Device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297498 A1The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Systems and methods for cell culturing24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286267 A1Flaskworks, LLC
- Bioprocessing system and method of sealing a drive assembly thereof24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286273 A1Global Life Sciences Solutions Operations UK Ltd
- Methods and systems for automated media supply and control24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286276 A1Molecular Devices (Austria) GmbH
- Fluid coupling network for sampling a bioreactor24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286278 A1Cytiva Sweden AB
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automated, multicompartmental cell culture system158US 5,612,188 ACornell Research Foundation, Inc. · 1997
- Bioreactor apparatus123US 4,889,812 AC. D. Medical, Inc. · 1989
- Mass algal culture system110US 4,320,594 ABattelle Memorial Institute · 1982
- Disposable bioreactor for culturing microorganisms and cells106US 6,432,698 B1Rutgers, The State University · 2002
- Mass algal culture system105US 4,253,271 ABattelle Memorial Institute · 1981