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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. 17, 2007
Filed:
May. 30, 2003
Applicant:
John Cuppoletti, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventor:
John Cuppoletti, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/00 (2006.01); G01N 27/26 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods for studying ion channels comprise incorporating an ion channel onto the surface of a solid-supported membrane; applying a potential to the solid-supported membrane; and measuring an electrical signal of the ion channel. Methods for identifying or screening compounds that bind to ion channels employ an ion channel incorporated onto a solid-supported membrane.