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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:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles Carpenter, Scarborough, ME (US);
Melanie Tornberg, South Berwick, ME (US);
Genevieve Clark, Standish, ME (US);
Brian Eckenroth, Westbrook, ME (US);
Mark W. Pierson, Saco, ME (US);
Elizabeth Ehrenfeld, Falmouth, ME (US);
Assignee:
BioControl Systems, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/300 ;
Abstract
A self-contained signal generating device and methods for using and making the same are provided. The device and methods may detect the presence of a number of different substances, such as proteins, and utilizes a target material binding dye, which may precipitate a target material as well as stain it, and/or undergo a detectable change, e.g., an absorption or emission frequency shift, on binding of the substance to be detected.