C12M 45/22
Means for packing or storing viable microorganisms
Official title: {Means for packing or storing viable microorganisms (casings for storing cell samples A61B10/0096, preservation of living parts of the human or animal body A01N1/10)}
C12M45/22 (Means for packing or storing viable microorganisms) appears on 185 US grants and 241 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C12M- Granted patents
- 185
- Published applications
- 241
- Assignees
- 180
- Inventors
- 488
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 7 |
| 2008 | 0 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 | 9 |
| 2012 | 1 | 6 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 | 10 |
| 2015 | 7 | 12 |
| 2016 | 4 | 11 |
| 2017 | 7 | 11 |
| 2018 | 7 | 10 |
| 2019 | 12 | 13 |
| 2020 | 8 | 9 |
| 2021 | 5 | 22 |
| 2022 | 12 | 23 |
| 2023 | 8 | 17 |
| 2024 | 16 | 13 |
| 2025 | 12 | 16 |
| 2026 | 12 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems, devices and methods for engineered tissue construct transport and containment22 Sep 2026US 12,742,144 B2Humacyte Global, Inc.
- System and method for promoting plant growth8 Sep 2026US 12,727,601 B23Bar Biologics, Inc.
- Systems and methods for cell culturing7 Jul 2026US 12,674,127 B2Flaskworks, LLC
- Processes for production of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes and uses of same in immunotherapy16 Jun 2026US 12,655,389 B2Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.
- Cell preservation or transportation instrument and cell transportation method12 May 2026US 12,624,324 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- System for hypothermic transport of a heart1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293882 A1Paragonix Technologies, Inc.
- Systems and methods for cell culturing24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286267 A1Flaskworks, LLC
- Systems and methods for cell culturing16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201301 A1Flaskworks, LLC
- System for hypothermic transport of samples2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182561 A1Paragonix Technologies, Inc.
- Freezing device, microscope, freezing method, and observation method2 Jul 2026US 2026/0186290 A1The University of Osaka
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apertured cell carrier171US 5,506,141 ABar-Ilan University · 1996
- Specimen collecting device113US 4,353,868 ASherwood Medical Industries Inc. · 1982
- Apparatus for collecting cultures103US 4,409,988 A1983
- Culture specimen collection and transport package102US 4,175,008 ABio-Pharmaceutical Packaging Corp. · 1979
- Thermal-stabilized container83US 4,932,533 AAllpak Container, Inc. · 1990