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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:
Apr. 14, 1992
Filed:
Feb. 09, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Scot D Abbott, Wilmington, DE (US);
Richard C Ebersole, Wilmington, DE (US);
Assignee:
E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; G01N / ; C07H / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-6 ; 436501 ; 536 26 ; 536 27 ; 935 77 ; 935 78 ;
Abstract
An improved nucleic acid hybridization assay, relying on particle counting, is provided. Presence and quantity of target nucleic acid is determined by detecting, upon hybridization, signals associated with particle aggregation or coincident signals from particles and reporters.