C12M 41/36
Of biomass
Official title: {of biomass, e.g. colony counters or by turbidity measurements (electrooptical investigation of individual particles G01N15/14, flow cytometers G01N15/1404)}
C12M41/36 (Of biomass) appears on 1,161 US grants and 1,668 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C12M- Granted patents
- 1,161
- Published applications
- 1,668
- Assignees
- 838
- Inventors
- 3,888
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 18 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 6 |
| 2002 | 14 | 12 |
| 2003 | 11 | 13 |
| 2004 | 9 | 21 |
| 2005 | 10 | 21 |
| 2006 | 10 | 22 |
| 2007 | 7 | 17 |
| 2008 | 9 | 24 |
| 2009 | 10 | 27 |
| 2010 | 9 | 23 |
| 2011 | 17 | 35 |
| 2012 | 12 | 44 |
| 2013 | 20 | 44 |
| 2014 | 36 | 57 |
| 2015 | 35 | 61 |
| 2016 | 38 | 77 |
| 2017 | 47 | 83 |
| 2018 | 54 | 91 |
| 2019 | 64 | 90 |
| 2020 | 72 | 127 |
| 2021 | 53 | 130 |
| 2022 | 59 | 113 |
| 2023 | 65 | 115 |
| 2024 | 81 | 157 |
| 2025 | 89 | 143 |
| 2026 | 65 | 115 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- CO2-fed photobioreactor6 Oct 2026US 12,753,380 B2Phyco2 LLC
- Methods and systems for automated counting and classifying colonies of microorganisms6 Oct 2026US 12,753,429 B2Airamatrix Private Limited
- System and method for the control of biomass conversion systems22 Sep 2026US 12,741,262 B2Takachar Limited
- Systems and methods for automated cell culturing1 Sep 2026US 12,723,230 B2Mytos Bio Limited
- Cell image analysis system25 Aug 2026US 12,718,604 B2Shimadzu Corporation
- A system for identifying microbial growth8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308657 A1Microplate Dx Ltd.
- Detection device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297493 A1Japan Display Inc.
- System and method for cultivating algae24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286261 A1Signify Holding B. V.
- Bioprocessing system and method and components thereof24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286274 A1Pall Life Sciences Belgium
- Biological reaction apparatus and method for performing biological detection on basis of apparatus24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286275 A1Nanjing GenScript Biotech Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- System for detecting bacterial growth in a plurality of culture vials210US 5,397,709 ABecton, Dickinson and Company · 1995
- Systems and methods for particle focusing in microchannels185US 8,186,913 B2The General Hospital Corporation · 2012
- Process and apparatus for ascertaining the concentration of microorganism in a water specimen165US 4,018,652 AMcDonnell Douglas Corporation · 1977
- System for detecting bacterial growth in a plurality of culture vials150US 5,595,708 ABecton, Dickinson and Company · 1997
- Antibiotic susceptibility testing146US 4,448,534 AAmerican Hospital Corporation · 1984