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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:
Aug. 04, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 09, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph H Crabb, Newfield, ME (US);
Nathan B Turner, Portland, ME (US);
Assignee:
ImmuCell Corporation, Portland, ME (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ; C12N / ; C12N / ; C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 34 ; 210600 ; 210601 ; 210610 ; 210615 ; 210767 ; 210800 ; 435261 ;
Abstract
Disclosed are methods and kits for the detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts. Such methods include the concentration of a water sample to form a retentate followed by resolution the retentate by density centrifugation. At least one layer is formed which retains the microbes to be detected. The presence of microbes within resolved layers is then detected.