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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:
Dec. 24, 1991
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
John C Mauck, Rochester, NY (US);
Robert W Zercie, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-736 ; 436176 ; 436826 ;
Abstract
A composition including a sulfhydryl-containing reducing agent is stabilized for long term storage with a hydrophilic polymer. This composition can be combined with one or more reagents useful for extracting antigens from chlamydial or gonococcal organisms. The extracted antigen can be determined using immunological reactions and appropriate labeled reactants.