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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:
Feb. 18, 1992
Filed:
Jan. 10, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth F Buechler, Santee, CA (US);
Gunars E Valkirs, Escondido, CA (US);
Richard R Anderson, Encinitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Biosite Diagnostics, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-71 ; 435-75 ; 435-79 ; 435-792 ; 435-793 ; 435-794 ; 435805 ; 435810 ; 435967 ; 436501 ; 436514 ; 436518 ; 436523 ; 436524 ; 436525 ; 436526 ; 436527 ; 436528 ; 436529 ; 436530 ; 436531 ; 436807 ; 436810 ; 436825 ;
Abstract
This invention is directed to a ligand-receptor assay for determining the presence or amount of at least one target ligand, capable of competing with a ligand analogue conjugate for binding sites available on a ligand receptor, said ligand analogue conjugate comprising at least one ligand analogue coupled to a signal development element capable of emitting a detectable signal, in a fluid sample suspected of containing said target ligand, comprising the steps of: