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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. 03, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter A Emanuel, Abingdon, MD (US);
James J Valdes, Churchville, MD (US);
Mohyee E Eldefrawi, Pikesville, MD (US);
James P Burans, Bethesda, MD (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 701 ; 536 2353 ; 435 691 ; 435 696 ; 5303871 ; 5303884 ; 5303895 ;
Abstract
Recombinant antibody fragments (rFabs) specific to botulinum types A and B oxin complexes are provided. These rFabs are useful as immunosensors for detecting botulinum toxin in food, health care, and military applications. The DNA sequences coding for the rFabs are also disclosed.