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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:
Jul. 14, 1981
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
William I White, Elkhart, IN (US);
Assignee:
Miles Laboratories, Inc., Elkhart, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K / ; G01N / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2323 / ; 23901 ; 23913 ; 23931 ; 252408 ; 422 55 ; 422 56 ; 435 28 ;
Abstract
Improved test compositions, devices and methods for the detecting of peroxidatively active substances are provided. The test compositions include an indicator capable of being oxidized in the presence of peroxidatively active substances to provide a color change, an oxidizing agent effective to oxidize said indicator, and a sensitizing agent. The sensitizing agent comprises a compound selected from the class of compounds of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently selected from hydrogen and C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl. Preferred compounds are benzimidazole and 5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole.