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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Agena Bioscience, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Thomas Becker, La Jolla, CA (US);
Assignee:
Agena Bioscience, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6872 (2018.01); G01N 33/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6872 (2013.01); G01N 33/6848 (2013.01); G01N 33/6851 (2013.01); Y10T 436/143333 (2015.01); Y10T 436/24 (2015.01); Y10T 436/25125 (2015.01);
Abstract
The invention provides a novel additive for improved analysis by mass spectrometry. More specifically, ascorbic acid has been found to reduce or eliminate the presence of adducts commonly present in mass spectra. The improved processes and compositions of the invention allow for increased accuracy, sensitivity and throughput for samples analyzed by mass spectrometry.