C12M 43/02
Bioreactors or fermenters combined with devices for liquid fuel extraction
Official title: {Bioreactors or fermenters combined with devices for liquid fuel extraction; Biorefineries}
C12M43/02 (Bioreactors or fermenters combined with devices for liquid fuel extraction) appears on 128 US grants and 240 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C12M- Granted patents
- 128
- Published applications
- 240
- Assignees
- 122
- Inventors
- 406
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 5 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 16 |
| 2009 | 0 | 15 |
| 2010 | 6 | 28 |
| 2011 | 4 | 23 |
| 2012 | 8 | 24 |
| 2013 | 12 | 17 |
| 2014 | 15 | 22 |
| 2015 | 9 | 12 |
| 2016 | 6 | 7 |
| 2017 | 14 | 8 |
| 2018 | 4 | 8 |
| 2019 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020 | 9 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3 | 12 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 8 |
| 2024 | 4 | 7 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Process and system for producing pulp, energy, and bioderivatives from plant-based and recycled materials14 Jul 2026US 12,678,759 B2Circ, LLC
- System and method for enhanced ethanol production14 Jul 2026US 12,679,794 B2ICM, Inc.
- Process and system for producing pulp, energy, and bioderivatives from plant-based and recycled materials28 Apr 2026US 12,611,644 B2Circ, LLC
- System and method for biomass growth and processing14 Apr 2026US 12,600,937 B2Brisa International, LLC
- Process for conversion of waste to fuel23 Sep 2025US 12,421,466 B2Uchicago Argonne, LLC
- Process and System for Producing Pulp, Energy, and Bioderivatives from Plant-Based and Recycled Materials10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264040 A1Circ, LLC
- Production system for organic substance, production device for organic substance, and method for producing organic substance20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242707 A1Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
- Method for treating lignocellulosic biomass6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226395 A1Ifp Energies Nouvelles
- System and method for biomass growth and processing6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226396 A1Brisa International, LLC
- Systems and methods for conversion of a biomass into biofuel using a geothermal heat source5 Mar 2026US 2026/0062656 A1Blue Evolution Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Biological production of ethanol from waste gases with Clostridium ljungdahlii159US 6,136,577 ABioengineering Resources, Inc. · 2000
- Methods for increasing the production of ethanol from microbial fermentation151US 7,285,402 B2Emmaus Foundation, Inc. · 2007
- Biological production of products from waste gases140US 6,340,581 B12002
- Biological production of acetic acid from waste gases with Clostridium ljungdahlii124US 5,807,722 ABioengineering Resources, Inc. · 1998
- System and method for extracting energy from agricultural waste79US 7,169,821 B2Best Biofuels LLC c/o Smithfield Foods, Inc. · 2007