C12M 45/00
Means for pre-treatment of biological substances
Official title: {Means for pre-treatment of biological substances}
C12M45/00 (Means for pre-treatment of biological substances) appears on 1,004 US grants and 1,460 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C12M- Granted patents
- 1,004
- Published applications
- 1,460
- Assignees
- 833
- Inventors
- 2,826
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 11 |
| 2003 | 6 | 13 |
| 2004 | 3 | 23 |
| 2005 | 9 | 21 |
| 2006 | 10 | 35 |
| 2007 | 4 | 31 |
| 2008 | 9 | 38 |
| 2009 | 10 | 34 |
| 2010 | 17 | 62 |
| 2011 | 18 | 59 |
| 2012 | 28 | 69 |
| 2013 | 44 | 71 |
| 2014 | 48 | 73 |
| 2015 | 63 | 83 |
| 2016 | 45 | 77 |
| 2017 | 46 | 82 |
| 2018 | 51 | 63 |
| 2019 | 61 | 85 |
| 2020 | 63 | 80 |
| 2021 | 43 | 99 |
| 2022 | 67 | 83 |
| 2023 | 53 | 91 |
| 2024 | 63 | 78 |
| 2025 | 55 | 67 |
| 2026 | 38 | 31 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- C12M 45/02Means for pre-treatment of biological substances: by mechanical forces431
- C12M 45/09Means for pre-treatment of biological substances: by enzymatic treatment194
- C12M 45/22Means for packing or storing viable microorganisms185
- C12M 45/20Heating181
- C12M 45/06Means for pre-treatment of biological substances: by chemical means or hydrolysis177
- C12M 45/04Phase separators140
- C12M 45/05Means for pre-treatment of biological substances: by centrifugation68
- C12M 45/07Means for pre-treatment of biological substances: by electrical or electromagnetic forces46
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