The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2017
Applicant:
Ecolab Usa Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
ECOLAB USA INC., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/18 (2006.01); C12Q 1/22 (2006.01); C12Q 1/48 (2006.01); C12Q 1/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/18 (2013.01); C12Q 1/485 (2013.01); C12Q 1/66 (2013.01); C12Y 207/0104 (2013.01); C12Y 207/04003 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a method for detecting the presence of bacterial spores by measuring adenosine diphosphate (ATP) production over time. Spores are detected by converting adenosine monophosphate (AMP) and adenosine diphosphate (ADP) to ATP.