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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. 05, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert L. Letsinger, Wilmette, IL (US);
Viswanadham Garimella, Evanston, IL (US);
Assignee:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ; C07M 2/104 ; G01N 3/320 ; G01N 2/100 ; G01N 2/175 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ; C07M 2/104 ; G01N 3/320 ; G01N 2/100 ; G01N 2/175 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for amplifying a detection signal by enhancing or promoting the deposition of additional silver in assay detection systems where the formation of a silver spot serves as a reporter for the presence of a target molecule, including biological polymers (e.g., proteins and nucleic acids) and small molecules.