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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:
Oct. 21, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 27, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Houghton, Oakland, CA (US);
Kathelyn S Steimer, Benicia, CA (US);
Amy J Weiner, Benicia, CA (US);
Assignee:
Chiron Corporation, Emeryville, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 9321 ; 4241891 ; 4242281 ; 435-5 ; 435 693 ; 435 701 ; 435 703 ; 4352402 ; 43524027 ; 4352351 ; 435239 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to extracorporeal cell systems infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). The present invention also relates to products of such cell systems and their use as vaccines and in immunoassays. Methods whereby HCV-infected extracorporeal cell systems are constructed are included, and various immunoassays to detect HCV antibodies are also presented. The HCV-infected cell systems can be used to screen putative antiviral agents.