C12N 1/26
Processes using, or culture media containing, hydrocarbons
Official title: Processes using, or culture media containing, hydrocarbons (refining of hydrocarbon oils by using microorganisms C10G32/00)
C12N1/26 (Processes using, or culture media containing, hydrocarbons) appears on 182 US grants and 185 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C12N- Granted patents
- 182
- Published applications
- 185
- Assignees
- 140
- Inventors
- 456
- Latest grant
- 10 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | 6 | 5 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 7 |
| 2008 | 0 | 8 |
| 2009 | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 | 6 | 15 |
| 2011 | 3 | 10 |
| 2012 | 5 | 11 |
| 2013 | 8 | 5 |
| 2014 | 7 | 12 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | 7 | 16 |
| 2017 | 9 | 8 |
| 2018 | 7 | 12 |
| 2019 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020 | 9 | 7 |
| 2021 | 7 | 9 |
| 2022 | 4 | 9 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 |
| 2025 | 5 | 8 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Polyhydroxyalkanoic acid compositions and methods for generating same10 Mar 2026US 12,571,012 B2Newlight Technologies, LLC
- Heterologous expression of short-chain monooxygenases in microorganisms21 Oct 2025US 12,448,609 B2Industrial Microbes, Inc.
- Method for microbially enhanced oil recovery23 Sep 2025US 12,421,441 B1King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
- Recombinant methanotrophic bacteria for indigo biosynthesis and methods thereof5 Aug 2025US 12,378,587 B2String Bio Private Limited
- Converting gaseous carbon compounds to carbon neutral or negative products6 May 2025US 12,290,783 B2Woodside Energy Technologies Pty Ltd
- Ethane or ethanol into 3-hydroxypropionate using an engineered microorganism11 Sep 2025US 2025/0283123 A1Industrial Microbes, Inc.
- Polyhydroxyalkanoate-producing bacteria and methods for making and using them11 Sep 2025US 2025/0283124 A1Phaxtec, Inc.
- Converting gaseous carbon compounds to carbon neutral or negative products26 Jun 2025US 2025/0205640 A1Woodside Energy Technologies Pty Ltd
- Formate dehydrogenase variants and methods of use13 Mar 2025US 2025/0084387 A1Genomatica, Inc.
- Polyhydroxyalkanoate production methods and systems for same27 Feb 2025US 2025/0066824 A1Newlight Technologies, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Thienopyrimidines120US 4,146,716 AImperial Chemical Industries PLC · 1979
- Biodegradation of halogenated aliphatic hydrocarbons86US 4,713,343 AThe United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency · 1987
- Biochemical conversions by yeast fermentation at high cell densities45US 4,414,329 APhillips Petroleum Company · 1983
- Process of microbial extraction of hydrocarbons from oil sands43US 4,349,633 A1982
- Preparations of micro-organisms40US 4,391,887 ABayer Aktiengesellschaft · 1983