C12Q 1/04
Determining presence or kind of microorganism
Official title: Determining presence or kind of microorganism; Use of selective media for testing antibiotics or bacteriocides; Compositions containing a chemical indicator therefor {(C12Q1/6897 takes precedence)}
C12Q1/04 (Determining presence or kind of microorganism) appears on 3,291 US grants and 4,309 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C12Q- Granted patents
- 3,291
- Published applications
- 4,309
- Assignees
- 2,168
- Inventors
- 9,059
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | 20 | 0 |
| 1978 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | 24 | 0 |
| 1981 | 26 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 25 | 0 |
| 1987 | 28 | 0 |
| 1988 | 19 | 0 |
| 1989 | 29 | 0 |
| 1990 | 30 | 0 |
| 1991 | 20 | 0 |
| 1992 | 38 | 0 |
| 1993 | 28 | 0 |
| 1994 | 42 | 0 |
| 1995 | 34 | 0 |
| 1996 | 34 | 0 |
| 1997 | 51 | 0 |
| 1998 | 77 | 0 |
| 1999 | 75 | 0 |
| 2000 | 43 | 0 |
| 2001 | 46 | 21 |
| 2002 | 62 | 57 |
| 2003 | 47 | 96 |
| 2004 | 38 | 108 |
| 2005 | 33 | 100 |
| 2006 | 42 | 107 |
| 2007 | 46 | 92 |
| 2008 | 40 | 102 |
| 2009 | 42 | 117 |
| 2010 | 49 | 137 |
| 2011 | 63 | 149 |
| 2012 | 66 | 120 |
| 2013 | 118 | 205 |
| 2014 | 130 | 201 |
| 2015 | 113 | 199 |
| 2016 | 122 | 218 |
| 2017 | 143 | 227 |
| 2018 | 160 | 299 |
| 2019 | 155 | 272 |
| 2020 | 224 | 262 |
| 2021 | 184 | 297 |
| 2022 | 134 | 234 |
| 2023 | 166 | 192 |
| 2024 | 129 | 230 |
| 2025 | 134 | 145 |
| 2026 | 68 | 122 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Methods and systems for automated counting and classifying colonies of microorganisms6 Oct 2026US 12,753,429 B2Airamatrix Private Limited
- Chemiluminescence probes for tuberculosis29 Sep 2026US 12,747,222 B2Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd.
- Digital microbiology15 Sep 2026US 12,735,735 B2Bio-Rad Europe GmbH
- Phage-resistant microorganisms1 Sep 2026US 12,723,231 B2Innovacion Y Desarrollo De Energia Alfa Sustentable S.A. De C.V.
- CD8 binding agents and uses thereof25 Aug 2026US 12,715,920 B2Genentech, Inc.
- Methods for using bacteria and host/microbiota-derived metabolites for diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306451 A1Baylor College of Medicine
- Methods and devices for the rapid separation and detection of microbial cells8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308656 A1Shemron Holdings Inc.
- Formation of arrays of planar intestinal crypts possessing a stem/proliferative cell compartment and differentiated cell zone1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297483 A1The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Microbial Detection Devices and Methods of Using the Same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297485 A1Neogen Food Safety US Holdco Corporation
- Analytical evaluation of aqueous liquid media with sample monitoring structure having size-sensitive fluorescent hydrogel24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286416 A1Sartorius BioAnalytical Instruments, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Bioelectrochemical electrodes663US 5,126,034 AMedisense, Inc. · 1992
- Device for multiple analyte detection342US 6,126,899 AThe Perkins-Elmer Corporation · 2000
- Detection of microbial nucleic acids by a one-step sandwich hybridization test226US 4,563,419 AOrion Corporation · 1986
- System for detecting bacterial growth in a plurality of culture vials210US 5,397,709 ABecton, Dickinson and Company · 1995
- Device and method for multiple analyte detection181US 6,825,047 B1Applera Corporation · 2004