C12M 39/00
Means for cleaning the apparatus or avoiding unwanted deposits of microorganisms
Official title: {Means for cleaning the apparatus or avoiding unwanted deposits of microorganisms (apparatus for cleaning laboratory receptacles or instruments B01L13/02; cleaning in general B08B)}
C12M39/00 (Means for cleaning the apparatus or avoiding unwanted deposits of microorganisms) appears on 102 US grants and 167 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C12M- Granted patents
- 102
- Published applications
- 167
- Assignees
- 127
- Inventors
- 421
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2025 | 10 | 6 |
| 2026 | 9 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Sampling method25 Aug 2026US 12,716,045 B2Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Sampling method21 Jul 2026US 12,686,883 B2Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Apparatus, methods, and systems for maintaining healthy plankton populations19 May 2026US 12,630,797 B2Industrial Plankton Inc.
- Cell culture bioreactor with zone control28 Apr 2026US 12,612,585 B2ABEC, Inc.
- Method for cleaning a reactor for processing a lignocellulosic biomass28 Apr 2026US 12,612,588 B2Argo Industries Recherche Et Developpement
- In line cleaning in place process for alternating tangential flow filter1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295539 A1Enzene Biosciences Limited
- Apparatus, methods, and systems for maintaining healthy plankton populations10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265662 A1Industiral Plankton Inc.
- Modular carbon capture system23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208104 A1
- Cell culture bioreactor with zone control23 Jul 2026US 2026/0209668 A1ABEC, Inc.
- Electroporation device and method23 Jul 2026US 2026/0209675 A1Cellectis
Most cited
By later US patents
- Protocol for simulated natural biofilm formation58US 5,928,889 AS. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. · 1999
- Mineral hollow fiber bioreactor for the cultivation of animal cells49US 5,064,764 ACommissariat A L' Energie Atomique · 1991
- Photobioreactor47US 6,602,703 B2CO2 Solution Inc. · 2003
- Bio-reactor chamber29US 4,839,046 AThe United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1989
- Apparatus for the automatic, continuous cleaning of the pipe of the solar receptor of a photobioreactor25US 5,242,827 ACommissariat A L' Energie Atomique · 1993