C12Q 1/24
Methods of sampling, or inoculating or spreading a sample
Official title: Methods of sampling, or inoculating or spreading a sample; Methods of physically isolating an intact microorganisms
C12Q1/24 (Methods of sampling, or inoculating or spreading a sample) appears on 579 US grants and 726 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C12Q- Granted patents
- 579
- Published applications
- 726
- Assignees
- 436
- Inventors
- 1,580
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
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| 2024 | 21 | 44 |
| 2025 | 20 | 25 |
| 2026 | 6 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Sampling method21 Jul 2026US 12,686,883 B2Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Rapid evaporative ionisation mass spectrometry (“REIMS”) and desorption electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry (“DESI-MS”) analysis of swabs and biopsy samples2 Jun 2026US 12,646,702 B2Micromass UK Limited
- Micro-object extraction method using diffusiophoresis, and micro-object identification method using same12 May 2026US 12,624,380 B2Unist (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
- Compositions and methods for cellular phenotype assessment of a sample using confined volume arrays7 Apr 2026US 12,595,505 B2Pattern Bioscience, Inc.
- Filtration unit, method for producing same, method for detecting microorganisms and use of the filtration unit10 Feb 2026US 12,545,942 B2Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH
- Methods and devices for the rapid separation and detection of microbial cells8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308656 A1Shemron Holdings Inc.
- Cyclic buildup of biofilms in small to medium-sized lumens8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308659 A1Saban Ventures Pty Limited
- Rapid evaporative ionisation mass spectrometry ("reims") and desorption electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry ("desi-ms") analysis of swabs and biopsy samples10 Sep 2026US 2026/0269206 A1Micromass UK Limited
- Methods for rna extraction and detection from a urine sample27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250777 A1
- Enzyme linked immunoassay with diffusion rate limiting medium13 Aug 2026US 2026/0234690 A1Elleon Biotech Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Manipulation of particles172US 4,743,361 AInternationale Octrooi Maatschappij "Octropa" B.V. · 1988
- Apertured cell carrier171US 5,506,141 ABar-Ilan University · 1996
- Enrichment by preferential mitosis of fetal lymphocytes from a maternal blood sample142US 5,716,776 A1998
- Liquid trap or separator for electrosurgical applications134US 10,916,415 B2Micromass UK Limited · 2021
- Centrifuge chamber for cytodiagnostic investigation of epithelial cells contained in a sample132US 4,612,873 AFirma Andreas Hettich · 1986