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CPC Main Group
C12M 1/00

Apparatus for enzymology or microbiology

19 direct subcodes

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  • C12M 1/02 with agitation means; with heat exchange means
  • C12M 1/10 rotatably mounted
  • C12M 1/14 with means providing thin layers or with multi-level trays
  • C12M 1/21 Froth suppressors
  • C12M 1/22 Petri dishes
  • C12M 1/24 tube or bottle type (anaerobic jars C12M1/045)
  • C12M 1/33 Disintegrators
  • C12M 1/40 Apparatus specially designed for the use of free, immobilised, or carrier-bound enzymes, e.g. apparatus containing a fluidised bed of immobilised enzymes
  • C12M 1/42 Apparatus for the treatment of microorganisms or enzymes with electrical or wave energy, e.g. magnetism, sonic waves

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C12, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 8,321
  2. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 7,486
  3. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 7,320
  4. REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS US 5,003
  5. INSERM (INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE) FR 4,292
  6. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA US 4,213
  7. CNRS (CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE) FR 4,113
  8. JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY 3,961
  9. ROCHE CH 3,792
  10. ILLUMINA US 3,692