C12M 43/08
Bioreactors or fermenters combined with devices or plants for production of electricity
Official title: {Bioreactors or fermenters combined with devices or plants for production of electricity}
C12M43/08 (Bioreactors or fermenters combined with devices or plants for production of electricity) appears on 84 US grants and 179 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C12M- Granted patents
- 84
- Published applications
- 179
- Assignees
- 115
- Inventors
- 350
- Latest grant
- 3 Mar 2026
Filings by year
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| 2009 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010 | 5 | 10 |
| 2011 | 3 | 17 |
| 2012 | 3 | 12 |
| 2013 | 6 | 9 |
| 2014 | 5 | 12 |
| 2015 | 5 | 9 |
| 2016 | 5 | 13 |
| 2017 | 6 | 13 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 8 |
| 2020 | 6 | 7 |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 |
| 2022 | 1 | 11 |
| 2023 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Methods for biotechnological conversion of natural gas into animal feed as a substitute for flaring and related systems3 Mar 2026US 12,565,623 B2ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
- Bioreactor and use thereof, method for producing an organic nutrient solution and for carbon dioxide storage18 Nov 2025US 12,473,240 B2Jassen - Kunststoffzentrum GmbH - Apparatebau, Zuschnitte und Formung
- Integrated waste reduction system28 Oct 2025US 12,456,743 B2Black & Veatch Holding Company
- Process and system for generating hydrogen9 Sep 2025US 12,410,387 B2Hydrobe Pty Ltd
- Accommodation case, accommodation case stack, and method of operating microfluidic device27 May 2025US 12,312,577 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Modular carbon capture system23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208104 A1
- Process and system for generating hydrogen27 Nov 2025US 2025/0361467 A1Hydrobe Pty Ltd
- Low-emission generation of renewable biohydrogen and biomethane from organic waste20 Nov 2025US 2025/0353771 A1ITility, L.L.C.
- Methods and apparatus for hydrogen based biogas upgrading31 Jul 2025US 2025/0243517 A1AgorFora ApS
- Open bioreactor power source24 Jul 2025US 2025/0236835 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Integrated microalgae production and electricity cogeneration60US 5,659,977 ACyanotech Corporation · 1997
- Biomass-fuel cell cogeneration apparatus and method56US 5,736,026 AEnergy Research Corporation · 1998
- Process for removal and recovery of nutrients from digested manure or other organic wastes37US 7,014,768 B2Alberta Research Council · 2006
- Conversion of sewage sludge into electric power26US 6,410,283 B1Endesco Clean Harbors, L.L.C. · 2002
- Method for treating organic sludge24US 5,360,546 ANGK Insulators, Ltd. · 1994