C12N
Microorganisms or enzymes
Official title: Microorganisms or enzymes; compositions thereof; propagating, preserving, or maintaining microorganisms; mutation or genetic engineering; culture media (microbiological testing media c12q1/00)
C12N (Microorganisms or enzymes) appears on 133,176 US grants and 198,744 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C12N- Granted patents
- 133,176
- Published applications
- 198,744
- Assignees
- 34,133
- Inventors
- 257,037
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 214 | 0 |
| 1977 | 203 | 0 |
| 1978 | 199 | 0 |
| 1979 | 175 | 0 |
| 1980 | 307 | 0 |
| 1981 | 379 | 0 |
| 1982 | 412 | 0 |
| 1983 | 338 | 0 |
| 1984 | 356 | 0 |
| 1985 | 393 | 0 |
| 1986 | 365 | 0 |
| 1987 | 481 | 0 |
| 1988 | 465 | 0 |
| 1989 | 558 | 0 |
| 1990 | 615 | 0 |
| 1991 | 714 | 0 |
| 1992 | 909 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1012 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1052 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1037 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1477 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2186 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3253 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3361 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3021 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3307 | 753 |
| 2002 | 2996 | 4632 |
| 2003 | 2790 | 7910 |
| 2004 | 2263 | 5999 |
| 2005 | 2032 | 5853 |
| 2006 | 2731 | 5366 |
| 2007 | 2761 | 4732 |
| 2008 | 2419 | 5025 |
| 2009 | 2519 | 6231 |
| 2010 | 3230 | 6630 |
| 2011 | 3307 | 6790 |
| 2012 | 3597 | 6326 |
| 2013 | 3823 | 6760 |
| 2014 | 4551 | 7509 |
| 2015 | 5051 | 7976 |
| 2016 | 5241 | 8279 |
| 2017 | 5509 | 8237 |
| 2018 | 5680 | 8682 |
| 2019 | 6068 | 10151 |
| 2020 | 6291 | 10258 |
| 2021 | 6132 | 10780 |
| 2022 | 5850 | 11399 |
| 2023 | 5432 | 11492 |
| 2024 | 5685 | 12123 |
| 2025 | 6063 | 10888 |
| 2026 | 4366 | 7963 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- C12N 15/00Mutation or genetic engineering66,864
- C12N 9/00Enzymes43,172
- C12N 5/00Undifferentiated human, animal or plant cells20,898
- C12N 2310/00Structure or type of the nucleic acidIndexing code15,328
- C12N 1/00Microorganisms14,666
- C12N 7/00Viruses8,547
- C12N 2501/00Active agents used in cell culture processesIndexing code7,839
- C12N 2710/00Dsdna virusesIndexing code6,981
All 51 main groupsShow fewer
- C12N 2320/00ApplicationsIndexing code5,709
- C12N 2740/00Reverse transcribing rna virusesIndexing code5,544
- C12N 2770/00Ssrna viruses positive-senseIndexing code4,400
- C12N 2760/00Ssrna viruses negative-senseIndexing code4,339
- C12N 2510/00Genetically modified cellsIndexing code4,188
- C12N 2500/00Specific components of cell culture mediumIndexing code3,820
- C12N 2800/00Nucleic acids vectorsIndexing code3,732
- C12N 2533/00Supports or coatings for cell culture, characterised by materialIndexing code3,680
- C12N 2830/00Vector systems having a special element relevant for transcriptionIndexing code3,438
- C12N 2750/00Ssdna virusesIndexing code3,424
- C12N 2506/00Differentiation of animal cells from one lineage to anotherIndexing code3,029
- C12N 2799/00Uses of virusesIndexing code2,520
- C12N 11/00Carrier-bound or immobilised enzymes2,512
- C12N 2502/00Coculture withIndexing code2,393
- C12N 2840/00Vectors comprising a special translation-regulating systemIndexing code1,645
- C12N 13/00Treatment of microorganisms or enzymes with electrical or wave energy1,415
- C12N 2330/00ProductionIndexing code1,299
- C12N 2795/00BacteriophagesIndexing code1,084
- C12N 2730/00Reverse transcribing dna virusesIndexing code1,076
- C12N 2503/00Use of cells in diagnosticsIndexing code963
- C12N 2810/00Vectors comprising a targeting moietyIndexing code896
- C12N 2513/003d cultureIndexing code796
- C12N 2720/00Dsrna virusesIndexing code577
- C12N 2535/00Supports or coatings for cell culture characterised by topographyIndexing code415
- C12N 2509/00Methods for the dissociation of cellsIndexing code399
- C12N 2517/00Cells related to new breeds of animalsIndexing code328
- C12N 2531/00MicrocarriersIndexing code268
- C12N 2537/00Supports and/or coatings for cell culture characterised by physical or chemical treatmentIndexing code243
- C12N 2529/00Culture process characterised by the use of electromagnetic stimulationIndexing code184
- C12N 2539/00Supports and/or coatings for cell culture characterised by propertiesIndexing code176
- C12N 2521/00Culture process characterised by the use of hydrostatic pressure, flow or shearIndexing code169
- C12N 2511/00Cells for large scale productionIndexing code163
- C12N 2527/00Culture process characterised by the use of mechanical forcesIndexing code162
- C12N 2820/00Vectors comprising a special origin of replication systemIndexing code158
- C12N 2523/00Culture process characterised by temperatureIndexing code157
- C12N 3/00Spore forming or isolating processes78
- C12N 2999/00Further aspects of viruses or vectors not covered by groups c12n2710/00 -Indexing code56
- C12N 2525/00Culture process characterised by gravityIndexing code41
- C12N 2796/00Viruses not covered by groups c12n2710/00 - c12n2795/00Indexing code14
- C12N 2780/00Naked rna virusesIndexing code2
- C12N 2300/00Indexing codes associated with general methodologies in the field of biologically activeIndexing code1
- C12N 2790/00Viroids or subviral agentsIndexing code1
- C12N 2792/00Archaeabacteria virusesIndexing code1
Recent patents
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- Coating composition comprising bacteriophage and antibacterial film formed by using same6 Oct 2026US 12,751,458 B2Kookmin University Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation
- Meat flavouring6 Oct 2026US 12,751,473 B2Ants Innovate Pte. Ltd.
- Peptide composition and method for producing same6 Oct 2026US 12,751,908 B2Nitta Gelatin Inc.
- Engineered cells and uses thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,751,929 B2Ohio State Innovation Foundation
- Fungus cultivation using algal biomass as substrates and methods of use thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305542 A1University of Houston System
- Transgenic model of human cardiomyopathy8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305586 A1Stichting Genetische Hartspierziekte PLN
- Humanized ace2-expressing transgenic mouse susceptible to sars-cov-2 virus infection and method for producing same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305587 A1Seoul National University R&Db Foundation
- Bacterial strain belonging to bacillus genus, and microbiological control agent using said bacterial strain8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305616 A1Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
- Methods and compositions for microbial delivery of double stranded rna8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305618 A1Rnaissance AG LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process for amplifying nucleic acid sequences5,960US 4,683,202 ACetus Corporation · 1987
- Mutant dwarfism gene of petunia5,133US 5,523,520 AGoldsmith Seeds, Inc. · 1996
- Recombinant immunoglobin preparations4,785US 4,816,567 AGenentech, Inc. · 1989
- Directed evolution of novel binding proteins2,450US 5,223,409 AProtein Engineering Corporation · 1993
- Soybean transformation and regeneration methods2,169US 5,968,830 AMississippi State University · 1999