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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2001
Tim Allen Kelly, Bellevue, WA (US);
George Michael Hass, Sammamish, WA (US);
Philip Thomas Feldsine, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Tim Allen Kelly, Bellevue, WA (US);
George Michael Hass, Sammamish, WA (US);
Philip Thomas Feldsine, Mercer Island, WA (US);
BioControl Systems, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to self-contained devices and methods for detecting biological contaminants and, more particularly, to self-contained devices and methods for detecting biological contaminants in relevant settings including, for example, food processing plants, hospitals, medical offices, veterinary offices, and restaurants by using a device or methodology that includes a sampler component and dye component that binds to the biological material in a detectable fashion.