C12M 43/04
Bioreactors or fermenters combined with combustion devices or plants
Official title: {Bioreactors or fermenters combined with combustion devices or plants, e.g. for carbon dioxide removal (C12M43/06 takes precedence; recovery of carbon dioxide C12F3/02)}
C12M43/04 (Bioreactors or fermenters combined with combustion devices or plants) appears on 67 US grants and 178 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C12M- Granted patents
- 67
- Published applications
- 178
- Assignees
- 76
- Inventors
- 274
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 | 2 | 17 |
| 2011 | 0 | 13 |
| 2012 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 10 | 15 |
| 2014 | 1 | 9 |
| 2015 | 7 | 8 |
| 2016 | 2 | 8 |
| 2017 | 3 | 10 |
| 2018 | 4 | 7 |
| 2019 | 3 | 12 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022 | 7 | 12 |
| 2023 | 5 | 13 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 7 |
| 2026 | 3 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for capturing greenhouse gases utilizing algae28 Jul 2026US 12,691,412 B2Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- System and method for biomass growth and processing14 Apr 2026US 12,600,937 B2Brisa International, LLC
- Process and system for producing biofuels with reduced carbon intensity3 Mar 2026US 12,565,632 B2Iogen Corporation
- System for the production of methane from CO216 Sep 2025US 12,416,025 B2The University of Chicago
- Sustainably boosting carbon dioxide fixation for growing micro-algae22 Jul 2025US 12,364,220 B2Solmeyea Monoprosopi I.K.E.
- Biotechnological production of acetone1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297634 A1Evonik Operations GmbH
- Production system for organic substance, production device for organic substance, and method for producing organic substance20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242707 A1Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
- System and method for biomass growth and processing6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226396 A1Brisa International, LLC
- Modular carbon capture system23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208104 A1
- Bioreactor and Process for Microbial Gas Fermentation9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193579 A1Prote-In S.R.L.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for the recovery of energy from waste and residues67US 4,769,149 APropiorga · 1988
- Integrated microalgae production and electricity cogeneration60US 5,659,977 ACyanotech Corporation · 1997
- Movable emission control system for auxiliary diesel engines32US 10,287,940 B2Clean Air-Engineering—Maritime, Inc. · 2019
- Carbon capture in fermentation27US 8,507,228 B2Lanzatech New Zealand Limited · 2013
- Photobioreactor systems and methods for treating CO2-enriched gas and producing biomass19US 8,110,395 B2Algae Systems, LLC · 2012