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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:
Mar. 28, 1989
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kurt B Osther, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Bio-Research Laboratories, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-5 ; 422 61 ; 435-7 ; 435 28 ; 435239 ; 435805 ; 435810 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a rapid and sensitive assay method for the detection of antibodies to Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus-III (HTLV-III), the AIDS virus, and diagnostic test kits for carrying out the method of the invention. According to the method of the invention, which is referred to as a Quick Western Blot, test samples and viral lysate are used in at least 50% greater concentrations than those used in conventional Western Blot techniques. In accordance with the invention, test results may be obtained in under two hours.