The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Dec. 28, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles I Rosenblum, Kendall Park, NJ (US);
Leonardus H Van Der Ploeg, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Sajjad A Qureshi, Avenel, NJ (US);
Doris F Cully, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
John W Hess, Lansdale, PA (US);
Michael R Tota, Middletown, NJ (US);
Fang Chen, North Wales, PA (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-71 ; 435-72 ; 435-721 ; 435-78 ;
Abstract
A trans-activation assay for leptin is described. Leptin response elements are located proximal to a promoter, and the promoter region is operatively linked to a reporter gene. When leptin binds with the receptor, the reporter gene is transcribed.