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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:
Jun. 12, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2001
Applicants:
Steven J. Saul, Arlington, MA (US);
Cheryl B. Francisco, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Robert J. Markovsky, Brentwood, NH (US);
Robert S. Salter, Reading, MA (US);
Stanley E. Charm, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Steven J. Saul, Arlington, MA (US);
Cheryl B. Francisco, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Robert J. Markovsky, Brentwood, NH (US);
Robert S. Salter, Reading, MA (US);
Stanley E. Charm, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Charm Sciences, Inc., Lawrence, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A test method and test device for hygiene monitoring of a test sample from a biological material or a surface with a biological material to detect the presence of phosphate and glucose as a measure of hygiene by employing a swab-type, puncturable-membrane test apparatus or a lateral-flow or capillary-flow test apparatus.