C12M 47/04
Cell isolation or sorting
Official title: {Cell isolation or sorting (purging biological preparations of unwanted cells C12N5/0081, determining the presence or kind of microorganism C12Q1/04)}
C12M47/04 (Cell isolation or sorting) appears on 788 US grants and 1,325 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C12M- Granted patents
- 788
- Published applications
- 1,325
- Assignees
- 635
- Inventors
- 2,713
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 8 |
| 2003 | 8 | 9 |
| 2004 | 7 | 10 |
| 2005 | 3 | 14 |
| 2006 | 4 | 18 |
| 2007 | 5 | 15 |
| 2008 | 4 | 14 |
| 2009 | 7 | 16 |
| 2010 | 6 | 29 |
| 2011 | 14 | 32 |
| 2012 | 19 | 54 |
| 2013 | 16 | 45 |
| 2014 | 31 | 45 |
| 2015 | 45 | 58 |
| 2016 | 34 | 73 |
| 2017 | 43 | 74 |
| 2018 | 33 | 67 |
| 2019 | 65 | 103 |
| 2020 | 70 | 98 |
| 2021 | 57 | 94 |
| 2022 | 56 | 115 |
| 2023 | 47 | 81 |
| 2024 | 61 | 99 |
| 2025 | 60 | 100 |
| 2026 | 27 | 54 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Cell retention device18 Aug 2026US 12,708,876 B2Sunflower Therapeutics, PBC
- Data-driven predictive modeling for cell line selection in biopharmaceutical production18 Aug 2026US 12,709,730 B2Amgen Inc.
- Automated system for producing induced pluripotent stem cells or differentiated cells4 Aug 2026US 12,698,479 B2New York Stem Cell Foundation, Inc.
- Method and device for automatic cell centrifugal cleaning and medium replacement28 Jul 2026US 12,692,470 B2Shenzhen Cellbri Bio-Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.
- Single cell selection and isolation21 Jul 2026US 12,687,495 B2Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam
- Apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308512 A1
- Cells and methods of preparation3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258362 A1LIfT BioSciences Ltd
- Methods for isolating, culturing, and genetically engineering immune cell populations for adoptive therapy30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216331 A1Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
- Methods for isolating, culturing, and genetically engineering immune cell populations for adoptive therapy30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216332 A1Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
- Sperm sorting device and sperm sorting method30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218111 A1Greenish Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Microlithographic array for macromolecule and cell fractionation267US 5,427,663 ABritish Technology Group USA Inc. · 1995
- Apparatus and methods for magnetic separation265US 5,200,084 AImmunicon Corporation · 1993
- Microlithographic array for macromolecule and cell fractionation220US 5,837,115 ABritish Technology Group USA Inc. · 1998
- Compositions, methods, and systems for bead formation using improved polymers188US 10,590,244 B210x Genomics, Inc. · 2020
- Method of magnetic separation of cells and the like, and microspheres for use therein186US 4,230,685 ANorthwestern University · 1980