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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.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2005

Filed:

Dec. 16, 2002
Applicants:

Pamela R. Contag, San Jose, CA (US);

Christopher H. Contag, San Jose, CA (US);

David A. Benaron, Redwood City, CA (US);

Inventors:

Pamela R. Contag, San Jose, CA (US);

Christopher H. Contag, San Jose, CA (US);

David A. Benaron, Redwood City, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K049/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Methods and compositions for detecting and localizing light originating from a mammal are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for targeting light emission to selected regions, as well as for tracking entities within the mammal. In addition, animal models for disease states are disclosed, as are methods for localizing and tracking the progression of disease or a pathogen within the animal, and for screening putative therapeutic compounds effective to inhibit the disease or pathogen.


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