Fermentation or enzyme-using processes to synthesise a desired chemical compound or composition
Official title: FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE {(brewing of beer C12C; producing vinegar C12J; producing specific peptides or proteins C07K; producing enzymes C12N9/00; DNA or RNA concerning genetic engineering, vectors, e.g. plasmids, or their isolation, preparation or purification C12N15/00; measuring or testing processes involving enzymes or microorganisms C12Q; measuring or testing processes involving nucleic acid amplification reactions C12Q1/6844; fermentation processes to form a food composition, A21 or A23; compounds in general, see the relevant compound class, e.g. C01, C07)}
C12P (Fermentation or enzyme-using processes to synthesise a desired chemical compound or composition) appears on 30,752 US grants and 37,710 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C12P- Granted patents
- 30,752
- Published applications
- 37,710
- Assignees
- 9,614
- Inventors
- 62,131
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 146 | 0 |
| 1977 | 116 | 0 |
| 1978 | 115 | 0 |
| 1979 | 133 | 0 |
| 1980 | 216 | 0 |
| 1981 | 256 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 464 | 0 |
| 2001 | 515 | 126 |
| 2002 | 488 | 689 |
| 2003 | 426 | 1939 |
| 2004 | 389 | 956 |
| 2005 | 381 | 971 |
| 2006 | 535 | 1034 |
| 2007 | 730 | 963 |
| 2008 | 586 | 1066 |
| 2009 | 518 | 1282 |
| 2010 | 700 | 1563 |
| 2011 | 790 | 1623 |
| 2012 | 940 | 1526 |
| 2013 | 1066 | 1833 |
| 2014 | 1269 | 2070 |
| 2015 | 1326 | 1986 |
| 2016 | 1408 | 2010 |
| 2017 | 1300 | 1805 |
| 2018 | 1345 | 1679 |
| 2019 | 1359 | 1717 |
| 2020 | 1341 | 1636 |
| 2021 | 1213 | 1671 |
| 2022 | 1109 | 1625 |
| 2023 | 900 | 1577 |
| 2024 | 906 | 1711 |
| 2025 | 1042 | 1528 |
| 2026 | 625 | 1124 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
- C12P 7/00Preparation of oxygen-containing organic compounds10,628
- C12P 19/00Preparation of compounds containing saccharide radicals8,866
- C12P 21/00Preparation of peptides or proteins5,264
- C12P 17/00Preparation of heterocyclic carbon compounds with only o, n, s, se or3,546
- C12P 13/00Preparation of nitrogen-containing organic compounds3,467
- C12P 1/00Preparation of compounds or compositions, not provided for in groups c12p3/00 -1,523
- C12P 5/00Preparation of hydrocarbons or halogenated hydrocarbons1,476
- C12P 41/00Processes using enzymes or microorganisms to separate optical isomers from a racemic1,120
All 23 main groupsShow fewer
- C12P 2201/00Pretreatment of cellulosic or lignocellulosic material for subsequent enzymatic treatment or hydrolysisIndexing code746
- C12P 2203/00Fermentation products obtained from optionally pretreated or hydrolyzed cellulosic or lignocellulosic materialIndexing code663
- C12P 3/00Preparation of elements or inorganic compounds except carbon dioxide616
- C12P 33/00Preparation of steroids405
- C12P 23/00Preparation of compounds containing a cyclohexene ring having an unsaturated side chain381
- C12P 39/00Processes involving microorganisms of different genera in the same process, simultaneously285
- C12P 9/00Preparation of organic compounds containing a metal or atom other than h256
- C12P 35/00Preparation of compounds having a 5-thia-1-azabicyclo [4.2.0] octane ring system223
- C12P 11/00Preparation of sulfur-containing organic compounds208
- C12P 15/00Preparation of compounds containing at least three condensed carbocyclic rings164
- C12P 37/00Preparation of compounds having a 4-thia-1-azabicyclo [3.2.0] heptane ring system113
- C12P 25/00Preparation of compounds containing alloxazine or isoalloxazine nucleus59
- C12P 29/00Preparation of compounds containing a naphthacene ring system28
- C12P 31/00Preparation of compounds containing a five-membered ring having two side-chains in ortho28
- C12P 27/00Preparation of compounds containing a gibbane ring system5
Recent patents
- O-acetyl homoserine-producing microorganism and method for producing o-acetyl homoserine or l-methionine using same6 Oct 2026US 12,753,382 B2Cj Cheiljedang Corporation
- Carboxylic acid esters of xylitol and process for enzymatically preparing same6 Oct 2026US 12,753,396 B2Evonik Operations GmbH
- Alpha-amylase variants and polynucleotides encoding same6 Oct 2026US 12,753,399 B2Novozymes A/S
- Methods for preparing a library of polynucleotide molecules6 Oct 2026US 12,753,405 B2Ultima Genomics, Inc.
- Method for employing corn plant residue in the production of direct reduced iron6 Oct 2026US 12,753,421 B2
- Culturing Methylotrophic Microorganisms to Produce a Biomass8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305652 A1Farmless Holding B.V.
- Methods of and systems for a dry milling process with two steps liquefications8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306965 A1Lee Tech LLC
- Method for purifying chrysomycin a from fermentation products of streptomyces8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308195 A1Zhejiang University of Technology
- Method for genetically encoding 2-aminoisobutyric acid and its analogs and applications thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308223 A1Edipro Pharmaceutical Technology Inc.
- Anti-vegf protein compositions and methods for producing the same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308231 A1Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Most cited
- Process for amplifying, detecting, and/or cloning nucleic acid sequences using a thermostable enzyme2,156US 4,965,188 ACetus Corporation · 1990
- Medical devices and applications of polyhydroxyalkanoate polymers1,636US 6,838,493 B2Metabolix, Inc. · 2005
- Polyhydroxyalkanoate compositions having controlled degradation rates1,516US 6,867,248 B1Metabolix, Inc. · 2005
- Processes for inserting DNA into eucaryotic cells and for producing proteinaceous materials960US 4,399,216 AThe Trustees of Columbia University · 1983
- Method for incorporating into a DNA or RNA oligonucleotide using nucleotides bearing heterocyclic bases880US 5,432,272 A1995