Apparatus for the treatment of microorganisms or enzymes with electrical or wave energy, e.g. magnetism, sonic waves

Apparatus for the treatment of microorganisms or enzymes with electrical or wave energy, e.g. magnetism, sonic waves · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC codeC12M1/42
Official titleApparatus for the treatment of microorganisms or enzymes with electrical or wave energy, e.g. magnetism, sonic waves
Display labelApparatus for the treatment of microorganisms or enzymes with electrical or wave energy, e.g. magnetism, sonic waves
Total patents176

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Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20159
20168
201712
201817
201924
202023
202124
202214
202314
202416
202511
20264

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What is CPC C12M1/42?
CPC C12M1/42 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Apparatus for the treatment of microorganisms or enzymes with electrical or wave energy, e.g. magnetism, sonic waves.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C12M1/42 (Apparatus for the treatment of microorganisms or enzymes with electrical or wave energy, e.g. magnetism, sonic waves)?
Our database includes 176 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C12M1/42 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 16 in 2024 vs 11 in 2025 (latest complete years).