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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:
Oct. 01, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Randall G. Groat, Falmouth, ME (US);
Thomas P. O'Connor, Westbrook, ME (US);
Brion Mermer, Cumberland, ME (US);
Assignee:
Idexx Laboratories, Inc., , ME (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/70 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/70 ;
Abstract
Methods for determining whether a feline is infected with feline immunodeficiency virus (“FIV”). The methods involve the use of an antibody-binding composition that includes two enhanced polypeptides, one containing an immunogenic fragment of the FIV gag precursor p55 and the other containing an immunogenic fragment of the FIV env precursor gp130. Also featured are devices for practicing these methods.