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C12M 1/00

Apparatus for enzymology or microbiology

Introduced: January 1980

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
Class:
BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
Subclass:
APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY

16 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • C12M 1/02 with agitation means; with heat exchange means
  • C12M 1/1 rotatably mounted
  • C12M 1/12 with sterilisation, filtration, or dialysis means
  • 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
  • C12M 1/33 Disintegrators
  • C12M 1/34 Measuring or testing with condition measuring or sensing means, e.g. colony counters
  • C12M 1/4 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 wave

Top Applicants

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

  1. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 10,330
  2. HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 7,308
  3. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 6,383
  4. JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY 5,144
  5. MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY US 4,121
  6. PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL US 3,630
  7. REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS US 3,515
  8. CNRS (CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE) FR 3,499
  9. INSERM (INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE) FR 3,371
  10. CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION KR 3,361