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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:
Nov. 10, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 19, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thurman C Thorpe, Durham, NC (US);
James L DiGuiseppi, Durham, NC (US);
Richard C Driscoll, Raleigh, NC (US);
James E Turner, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Michael J Calandra, Somerset, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Akzo N.V., Arnhem, NL;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435291 ; 435 34 ; 435287 ; 435313 ; 435807 ; 436146 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a device and method of detecting microorganisms in a rapid manner and increasing the number of microorganisms detected during the culturing of a sample by the addition of resinous and non-resin adsorbents and molecular sieves in the growth media. These agents have been found to neutralize or remove inhibitory and antimicrobial substances found in samples and media.