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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. 17, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth F Buechler, San Diego, CA (US);
Gunars E Valkirs, Escondido, CA (US);
Richard R Anderson, Encinitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Biosite Diagnostics Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01N / ; G01N / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-71 ; 435-75 ; 435-79 ; 435-792 ; 435-794 ; 435967 ; 436501 ; 436514 ; 436518 ; 436523 ; 436524 ; 436525 ; 436526 ; 436807 ;
Abstract
Assay methods for performing non-competitive ligand-receptor assays, where said assays provide a sensible result when the target ligand identified by the assay is present at a concentration greater than a defined threshold concentration. The threshold concentration can be selected to be the upper limit of a normal range of values for a target ligand in a sample, so that an assay in accordance with the invention provides a sensible result only when the target ligand is present at elevated levels.