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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. 24, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 02, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Elliott Dawson, Bellbuckle, TN (US);
Assignee:
BioVentures, Inc., Murfreesboro, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01N / ; G01N / ; C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-7 ; 435 14 ; 435 15 ; 435 18 ; 435 28 ; 436500 ; 436512 ; 436536 ; 436537 ; 436548 ; 436813 ;
Abstract
An immunochemical assay to determine the presence or concentration of antigen or antibodies in a fluid, comprising: (a) forming a ternary complex of a first labelled antibody or antigen, a second labelled antibody or antigen, and the antigen or antibody to be determined; and (b) detecting a signal produced in the presence of at least one substrate, by an interaction between said first label and said second label, enhanced by their proximity to each other bound to the antigenic substance.