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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. 24, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2015
Applicant:
Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO (US);
Inventors:
Tomasz Heyduk, Ballwin, MO (US);
Ewa Heyduk, Ballwin, MO (US);
Assignee:
Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2018.01); C12N 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6811 (2013.01); C12N 15/1048 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6804 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to methods for selecting aptamers. More specifically, the invention provides methods for the selection of at least one aptamer for use in combination with another epitope binding agent such as another aptamer, an antibody, or a double stranded nucleic acid. The invention also encompasses methods for simultaneously selecting at least two aptamers that each recognize distinct epitopes on a target molecule.