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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:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2008
Applicant:
Yu-zhong Zhang, Eugene, OR (US);
Inventor:
Yu-Zhong Zhang, Eugene, OR (US);
Assignee:
Life Technologies Corporation, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 31/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Lipophilic fluorescent substances can be used to detect surface defects in materials having hydrophilic (e.g., inorganic) coatings. Use of the described methods makes surface defects appear fluorescent, while the remaining surfaces are not labeled. The disclosed methods are inexpensive, rapid, and easy alternatives to existing approaches.