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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Bio-rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jan zur Megede, Hercules, CA (US);
George Karlin-Neumann, Hercules, CA (US);
Assignee:
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/542 (2006.01); G01N 33/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/542 (2013.01); G01N 33/581 (2013.01); G01N 33/582 (2013.01); G01N 2333/57 (2013.01); G01N 2333/575 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of detecting an analyte in a sample are provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises forming a partition comprising the sample, a binding agent capable of emitting a signal when bound to the analyte, and a marker capable of identifying the partition; allowing the binding agent to bind to the analyte, if present; and detecting the presence of the analyte in the sample by detecting the signal emitted from the binding agent in the partition.