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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. 10, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Juan G Alvarez, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01N / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-78 ; 422 55 ; 422 61 ; 422 681 ; 422101 ; 435-2 ; 435-721 ; 4352887 ; 435806 ; 435975 ; 435 405 ; 436503 ; 436518 ; 436 63 ; 436 86 ; 436164 ; 436178 ; 436808 ; 436810 ; 436906 ;
Abstract
Assays and kits for identifying fertile sperm samples (e.g. for use in an assisted reproductive technology or as an indication of an ineffective male contraception (vasectomy)) and sub-fertile sperm samples (e.g. as an indication of a potentially infertile male donor or an effective male contraception) are disclosed.