Solid-State Fermentation Moisture Control Patents: Who Leads 2026
Solid-State Fermentation Moisture Control Patents: Who Holds the Claims
70.2% concentration. The top 5 of 55 ranked assignees together hold 172 of the 245 records in scope — 70.2% of the field sits with a small group. Published filings peaked at 45 in 2017 and had fallen to 7 by 2024, the last year in the series that can be read as complete; the -53% move from 2021 (15) to 2024 (7) is the growth figure the hero card carries, and 2025-2026 figures are not yet complete due to publication lag.
- 1THE FYNDER GROUP INC97
- 2EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE PESQUISA AGROPECUARIA EMBRAPA28
- 3THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES16
- 4GREEN SPOT TECH SAS16
- 5LOCUS AGRICULTURE IP CO LLC15
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- The complete ranking, not just the top five
- Every IPC branch with its share of the corpus
- The most-cited records, and where claim space is still thin
Common questions on this landscape
Who holds the most patents in solid-state fermentation moisture control?
One assignee leads the ranked field with 97 of the 245 records in scope, well ahead of the fifth-place holder at 15 and the tenth-place holder at 6. The top 5 of the 55 ranked assignees together hold 70.2% of all records, and the top 10 extend that to 87.3%. This is a leader-and-long-tail structure: a new entrant should expect to file directly against the leader’s claims rather than into open ground, particularly in core microbiology categories.
Is patent filing in this space growing or slowing down?
Filing peaked at 45 published records in 2017 and had fallen to 7 by 2024, a -53% move over the 2021-2024 span. However, publication lags filing by roughly 18 months, so 2025 and 2026 figures in any chart are understated and should not yet be read as continued decline. The safest current read is that filing has pulled back from its 2017 peak, with the most recent trend still to be confirmed.
What patent classes cover solid-state fermentation moisture control?
The corpus centres on C12N (microorganisms and genetic engineering), which touches 83.7% of the 245 records, with C12R indexing 42.0% and C12M bioreactor and enzyme apparatus at 26.5%. Downstream application classes are thinner: A01N biocides sit at 19.6%, A23L food applications and C02F water treatment each at 13.9%, and C05F fertiliser use at 5.7%. Because a single record can carry several classes, these shares add to more than 100% and should not be summed.
Disclaimer. This analysis is based on Patsnap Eureka data drawn from a limited snapshot of global patent records and is provided for general information and reference only. Patent data carries inherent limitations — recent filings are under-counted because of publication lag, counts may be on a record or family basis, classification and applicant-name data may contain errors or duplicates, and the underlying search query defines the scope shown — so the analysis may be incomplete or inaccurate and may not reflect the full technology landscape.
Nothing here is an exhaustive prior-art, novelty, freedom-to-operate or validity search, nor does it constitute legal, financial or professional advice, and it should not be relied upon as such. Verify independently and review with qualified patent and legal professionals before acting on it.
Method: Filing trend and technology composition. Derived from a Patsnap search on Solid-State Fermentation Moisture Control covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-07-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish. Every share divides by all records in scope. Data: Patsnap Eureka. See the full landscape report.