The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 27, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 08, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daisy S McCann, Ontario, CA;
Paul Chuba, Detroit, MI (US);
Assignee:
McCann Associates, Inc., Wayne, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-6 ; 935 77 ; 935 78 ;
Abstract
Described is a method of detecting the presence of Lyme Disease organism comprising the steps of (a) combining a sample with an oligonucleotide probe for the organism; (b) hybridizing the probe with the organism; and (c) determining the presence of the organism hybridized with the probe. Also described is a kit containing a hybridization buffer, a labeled probe, and filter assemblies on which the hybridized product may be placed during the hybridization reaction. The kit may also contain positive and negative control filters to assist in the evaluation of unknown specimens.