C12Q
Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms
Official title: Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms (immunoassay g01n33/53); compositions or test papers therefor; processes of preparing such compositions; condition-responsive control in microbiological or enzymological processes
C12Q (Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms) appears on 62,105 US grants and 99,801 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C12Q- Granted patents
- 62,105
- Published applications
- 99,801
- Assignees
- 19,039
- Inventors
- 134,099
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 83 | 0 |
| 1977 | 80 | 0 |
| 1978 | 80 | 0 |
| 1979 | 77 | 0 |
| 1980 | 127 | 0 |
| 1981 | 160 | 0 |
| 1982 | 111 | 0 |
| 1983 | 107 | 0 |
| 1984 | 92 | 0 |
| 1985 | 114 | 0 |
| 1986 | 136 | 0 |
| 1987 | 183 | 0 |
| 1988 | 197 | 0 |
| 1989 | 262 | 0 |
| 1990 | 265 | 0 |
| 1991 | 272 | 0 |
| 1992 | 350 | 0 |
| 1993 | 419 | 0 |
| 1994 | 414 | 0 |
| 1995 | 506 | 0 |
| 1996 | 761 | 0 |
| 1997 | 999 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1399 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1365 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1172 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1565 | 405 |
| 2002 | 1323 | 2279 |
| 2003 | 1253 | 4590 |
| 2004 | 1079 | 3192 |
| 2005 | 935 | 3353 |
| 2006 | 1176 | 3306 |
| 2007 | 1295 | 2960 |
| 2008 | 1340 | 2807 |
| 2009 | 1269 | 3641 |
| 2010 | 1744 | 3914 |
| 2011 | 1833 | 4037 |
| 2012 | 1766 | 3476 |
| 2013 | 2024 | 4029 |
| 2014 | 2181 | 4546 |
| 2015 | 2281 | 4424 |
| 2016 | 2513 | 4568 |
| 2017 | 2787 | 4498 |
| 2018 | 2820 | 4626 |
| 2019 | 3176 | 4776 |
| 2020 | 3223 | 4599 |
| 2021 | 2955 | 4872 |
| 2022 | 2636 | 4749 |
| 2023 | 2572 | 4529 |
| 2024 | 2436 | 4675 |
| 2025 | 2486 | 3980 |
| 2026 | 1706 | 2970 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- C12Q 1/00Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms61,602
- C12Q 2600/00Oligonucleotides characterized by their useIndexing code18,325
- C12Q 2525/00Reactions involving modified oligonucleotides, nucleic acids, or nucleotidesIndexing code824
- C12Q 2565/00Nucleic acid analysis characterised by mode or means of detectionIndexing code809
- C12Q 2563/00Nucleic acid detection characterized by the use of physical, structural and functionalIndexing code768
- C12Q 2537/00Reactions characterised by the reaction format or use of a specific featureIndexing code514
- C12Q 2521/00Reaction characterised by the enzymatic activityIndexing code471
- C12Q 2334/00O-linked chromogens for determinations of hydrolase enzymesIndexing code397
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- C12Q 2535/00Reactions characterised by the assay type for determining the identity of aIndexing code397
- C12Q 2531/00Reactions of nucleic acids characterised byIndexing code299
- C12Q 2326/00Chromogens for determinations of oxidoreductase enzymesIndexing code279
- C12Q 2527/00Reactions demanding special reaction conditionsIndexing code249
- C12Q 3/00Condition responsive control processes218
- C12Q 2304/00Chemical means of detecting microorganismsIndexing code206
- C12Q 2337/00N-linked chromogens for determinations of peptidases and proteinasesIndexing code193
- C12Q 2523/00Reactions characterised by treatment of reaction samplesIndexing code145
- C12Q 2545/00Reactions characterised by their quantitative natureIndexing code133
- C12Q 2561/00Nucleic acid detection characterised by assay methodIndexing code117
- C12Q 2533/00Reactions characterised by the enzymatic reaction principle usedIndexing code83
- C12Q 2522/00Reaction characterised by the use of non-enzymatic proteinsIndexing code60
- C12Q 2539/00Reactions characterised by analysis of gene expression or genome comparisonIndexing code36
- C12Q 2543/00Reactions characterised by the reaction siteIndexing code36
- C12Q 2549/00Reactions characterised by the features used to influence the efficiency or specificityIndexing code33
- C12Q 2560/00Nucleic acid detectionIndexing code18
- C12Q 2541/00Reactions characterised by directed evolutionIndexing code8
- C12Q 2547/00Reactions characterised by the features used to prevent contaminationIndexing code8
- C12Q 2500/00Analytical methods involving nucleic acidsIndexing code6
- C12Q 2520/00Reactions involving nucleic acidsIndexing code3
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Process for amplifying nucleic acid sequences5,960US 4,683,202 ACetus Corporation · 1987
- Process for amplifying, detecting, and/or-cloning nucleic acid sequences5,418US 4,683,195 ACetus Corporation · 1987
- Analyte monitoring device and methods of use2,634US 6,175,752 B1TheraSense, Inc. · 2001
- Process for amplifying, detecting, and/or cloning nucleic acid sequences using a thermostable enzyme2,156US 4,965,188 ACetus Corporation · 1990
- Analyte monitoring device and methods of use2,053US 6,565,509 B1TheraSense, Inc. · 2003