C12M 47/00
Means for after-treatment of the produced biomass or of the fermentation or
Official title: {Means for after-treatment of the produced biomass or of the fermentation or metabolic products, e.g. storage of biomass (filters in general B01D24/00 - B01D41/00)}
C12M47/00 (Means for after-treatment of the produced biomass or of the fermentation or) appears on 2,378 US grants and 3,730 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C12M- Granted patents
- 2,378
- Published applications
- 3,730
- Assignees
- 1,718
- Inventors
- 7,188
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 20 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 1 |
| 2002 | 14 | 27 |
| 2003 | 21 | 27 |
| 2004 | 23 | 31 |
| 2005 | 14 | 43 |
| 2006 | 10 | 60 |
| 2007 | 20 | 52 |
| 2008 | 13 | 65 |
| 2009 | 30 | 66 |
| 2010 | 35 | 116 |
| 2011 | 46 | 122 |
| 2012 | 64 | 153 |
| 2013 | 91 | 180 |
| 2014 | 93 | 183 |
| 2015 | 117 | 189 |
| 2016 | 120 | 205 |
| 2017 | 150 | 234 |
| 2018 | 116 | 165 |
| 2019 | 162 | 207 |
| 2020 | 165 | 231 |
| 2021 | 124 | 238 |
| 2022 | 130 | 285 |
| 2023 | 134 | 246 |
| 2024 | 166 | 242 |
| 2025 | 162 | 207 |
| 2026 | 89 | 155 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- C12M 47/04Cell isolation or sorting788
- C12M 47/02Separating microorganisms from the culture medium628
- C12M 47/10Separation or concentration of fermentation products439
- C12M 47/06Hydrolysis392
- C12M 47/18Gas cleaning215
- C12M 47/12Purification166
- C12M 47/20Heating or cooling76
- C12M 47/14Drying55
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