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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110229913 | Method for Amplification of Signal in Immunochromatographic Assay and Immunochromatographic Kit Using the Method The present invention relates to a method for amplifying a signal in an immunochro-matographic assay for high-sensitivity detection of an analyte and an immunochromatographic kit using the method, which amplifies a signal by controlling a flow rate by discrimination bet... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110201131 | ANTIBODY DETECTION METHOD INVOLVING OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ENHANCED COLLOIDAL GOLD SIGNAL The present invention refers to a rapid immunochromatographic test device for antibody detection, comprising at least a first and a second conjugate releasing pad, wherein the first conjugate pad comprises a gold conjugated protein linked first oligonucleotide and a gol... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110195525 | Method of use and Apparatus for an Enhanced Lateral Flow Rapid Test Device An immunoassay test membrane strip that is able to quickly tell the experimenting user the results of the presence of a specific antibody. The present invention makes use of a membrane strip that is broken into different sections. The user applies a specimen and a dilut... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110151549 | Device For Carrying Out An Individual Immunoassay In A Fully Automatic Manner The invention relates to a device for carrying out an individual immunoassay in a fully automatic manner in order to detect the presence of a biologically active substance in a sample, and to the use of one such device. The invention also relates to a sample strip which... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110053291 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING SAMPLE SOLUTION AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING SAMPLE SOLUTION Disclosed is a method for analyzing a sample solution, including introducing a sample solution 50 through a sample introduction part 6 and developing the sample solution 50 to a developing layer 2 through a capillary phenomenon to analyze an ... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20100267167 | DEVICE FOR DETECTION OF MOLECULES IN BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS Disclosed is a test device and a method for qualitatively and/or quantitatively measuring the concentration of an analyte in a biological fluid sample. The test device includes a housing defining a sample port, a test well containing a stirrer and a conjugate, and a tes... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100267166 | DIAGNOSTIC DETECTION DEVICE The invention comprises a device for detecting an analyte in a liquid sample deposited on a first portion of the device for transport to a second portion of the device that is in fluid contact with the first portion. In specific embodiments, the device comprises a label... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100216158 | DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR HEAD AND FACIAL PAIN A diagnostic test for a head and facial pain disorder in a human patient includes providing test strip containing one or more antibodies corresponding one or more biological markers associated with the disorder or with multiple disorders. A saliva sample is collected fr... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100190268 | Assay Device, System and Method A system for treating a blood sample (700) having an analyte of interest comprises a strip (200) having a membrane (218), respective portions (216, 220 and 222, or 300) which are provided for receiving the sample, for lysing cel... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100167264 | Quantitative analyte assay device and method The present invention relates to an assay device and a method for using such for the quantitative determination of an analyte, based on a test strip, which contains a porous test membrane allowing for capillary flow of the analyte and complexes of the analyte, a porous ... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100112597 | Methods for Quantifying Protein Leakage From Protein Based Affinity Chromatography Resins The present invention provides methods of quantifying protein leakage from a protein based affinity chromatography media (e.g., protein A, protein G and protein L based affinity chromatography media), where such a protein is used for isolating and/or removing a molecule... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100068727 | RAPID IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC DETECTION BY AMPLIFICATION OF THE COLLOIDAL GOLD SIGNAL The present invention relates to a method for rapid immunochromatographic detection of a target in a sample by double sandwich immunoassay detection, wherein the target is an antibody and/or an antigen, using different colloidal gold conjugates conjugated with a first a... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100062543 | Polyelectrolytic Internal Calibration System of a Flow-Through Assay A flow-through assay for detecting the quantity of an analyte residing in a test sample is provided. The flow-through assay contains a porous membrane that is in fluid communication with probe conjugates that contain a specific binding member and a detectable probe. The... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100055721 | Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering and Multiplexed Diagnostic Assays Multiplexed lateral flow assays, related methods, and devices are disclosed which are capable of simultaneously detecting multiple analytes. The assays are preferably immunoassays and can be multiplexed spatially, spectrally, and both spatially and spectrally. Multiplex... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100029014 | Micromachined diagnostic device with controlled flow of fluid and reaction This invention relates to a micromachined microfluidics diagnostic device that comprises one or multiple assaying channels each of which is comprised a sample port, a first valve, a reaction chamber, a second valve, a fluid ejector array, a third valve, a buffer chamber... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100015634 | IN SITU LYSIS OF CELLS IN LATERAL FLOW IMMUNOASSAYS Devices and methods incorporate lysis agents into a point-of-care testing device. The sample is loaded, and then the sample travels until it encounters a lysis agent. The lysis agent is preferably pre-loaded onto the collection device. In a preferred embodiment, the ini... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090280576 | Analyte assaying by means of immunochromatography with lateral migration The invention relates to a device for determining an analyte in a liquid sample. The inventive device consists of: a capillary action means, involving lateral migration, defining a reference capillary action direction and comprising a liquid sample deposit area and an a... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090269857 | Instruments for detecting low-molecular weight substance To provide the following instruments 1 and 2 as a low-molecular-weight substance detection instrument employing immunochromatography capable of detecting conveniently and sensitively detecting a low-molecular weight substance such as an environmental pollutant (e.g., a ... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090258439 | IMMUNOCHROMATOASSAY METHOD AND IMMUNOCHROMATOASSAY KIT An immunochromatoassay method that allows high detection sensitivity measurement. The method including the steps of: permeating an analyte solution that includes a visibly labeled second binding substance that specifically binds to a detection target substance into a te... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090253219 | POSITIVE DETECTION LATERAL-FLOW APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SMALL AND LARGE ANALYTES Methods and devices for the detection and/or quantification of an analyte in a sample are provided. These are positive detection methods and devices, in that the more analyte is present in the sample, the stronger the signal that is provided. Devices of the invention in... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090246885 | Media for affinity chromatography The invention relates generally to solid supports for chromatography. In specific embodiments the invention provides for solid supports suitable for affinity chromatography along with methods, systems and kits which use the same.... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090215199 | Caffeine Detection Via Internally-Referenced Two Part Assay Methods, compositions, and apparatus for detecting the presence of caffeine in a liquid sample are provided. In certain embodiments, an internally referenced competitive assay allows a very precise determination of a threshold value of caffeine for use in semiquantitati... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090181470 | MEASUREMENT KIT AND AN IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY METHOD It is an object of the present invention to provide a measurement kit for developing a first developing solution and a second developing solution from different directions to suppress background noise, and an immunochromatography kit. The present invention provides a me... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090181471 | ASSAY DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR THE TESTING OF FLUID SAMPLES An assay device for testing of liquid samples for drugs of abuse has a transparent container for retaining a liquid sample. A backing member is within the container and is curved so that its front surface corresponds to the curvature of the container wall. Immunoassay t... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090170072 | DEVICE FOR COLLECTION AND ASSAY OF ORAL FLUIDS A device for collecting and transporting aqueous fluid from the oral cavity to a lateral chromatographic strip for test is disclosed. The lateral chromatographic strip is placed within and extend along a cavity defined in a housing. At least one inspection site to the l... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090162833 | TEST DEVICE FOR RAPID DIAGNOSTICS Devices for detecting analytes or analogues thereof in a biological sample are disclosed. The device includes a solid support. The solid support has several juxtaposed zones. The sample is able to migrate from a sample receiving zone towards a detection zone. The analyt... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090017561 | Labelled silica nanoparticles for immunochromatographic reagent, immunochromatographic reagent, immunochromatographic test strip using the same, and immunochromatographic fluorescence-detecting system or radiation-detecting system Labelled silica nanoparticles for immunochromatographic reagent, comprising silica nanoparticles containing a labelled substance.... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20080286881 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR COMBINING REPORT ANTIBODIES Compositions are disclosed. One embodiment of a composition comprises a first antibody having an affinity for an antigen and a second antibody having an affinity for the first antibody, wherein at least one antibody is conjugated to a marker, and wherein the antigen is ... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080254444 | Immunoassay Devices and Use Thereof An immunoassay device has a housing defining a first opening for receiving a solution and a second opening through which a liquid sample is deposited, a strip of sorbent material having a test site with immobilized antigen or antibody for the ligand to be tested, and a ... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080241962 | Micromachined Diagnostic Device with Controlled Flow of Fluid and Reaction This invention relates to a micromachined microfluidics diagnostic device that comprises one or multiple assaying channels each of which is comprised a sample port, a first valve, a reaction chamber, a second valve, a fluid ejector array, a third valve, a buffer chamber... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080171399 | Forensic Test for Human Blood A lateral flow test strip for the definitive detection of human blood from forensic samples derived from crime scenes, sexual assault evidence kits, and other sources of forensic evidence.... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080102537 | METHOD OF DETECTING ANALYTES IN A MICROFLUIDIC SAMPLE AND A SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE SAME A method of detecting analytes in a microfluidic sample includes introducing at least one type of analyte, at least one type of carrier particle, and a fluid into a mixing chamber of a system. The at least one type of analyte binds to a site on the at least one type of ... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080096233 | Isolation Of Immune Complexes The present invention provides methods of detecting and/or isolating immune complexes. The antigen in the immune complexes can further be isolated from the immune complexes to facilitate research and characterization of the antigen. Other embodiments of the present inve... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20080085525 | Chromatographic Analysis Devices And Test Kits Chromatographic analysis devices (1) are described for the detection of blood parameters, consisting of cell components of cells circulating in blood of human or animal origin, or of plasma components, in a sample of a bodily fluid containing such cells, comprisi... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080076169 | Lateral flow strip assay A lateral flow strip assay apparatus comprising a housing; a lateral flow strip in the housing, the lateral flow strip having a receiving portion; a sample collection unit; and a reagent reservoir. Saliva and/or buccal cells are collected from an individual using the sa... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080070323 | OPTICAL MICROSCOPY WITH PHOTOTRANSFORMABLE OPTICAL LABELS An apparatus includes a position-sensitive detector to detect intensities of radiation as a function of position on the detector, and an optical system, characterized by a diffraction-limited resolution volume, adapted for imaging light emitted from activated and excite... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080070322 | OPTICAL MICROSCOPY WITH PHOTOTRANSFORMABLE OPTICAL LABELS First activation radiation is provided to a sample that includes fluorescent proteins (“FPs”) to activate a first subset of the FPs in the sample. First excitation radiation is provided to the first subset of FPs in the sample to excite at least some of the activate... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080064120 | Raman spectroscopic lateral flow test strip assays The invention provides improved Raman spectroscopy-based methods and systems for the quantitative analysis of selected analytes using lateral flow binding assay test strips. ... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20080064119 | Rapid diagnostic test systems and methods A rapid diagnostic test system includes a lateral-flow strip for performing a binding assay. The lateral-flow strip contains a binding agent having a deposition density that varies periodically along at least a portion of the lateral-flow strip. The test system further ... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20080044927 | MEDICAL TEST STRIP A test strip comprises a substrate having a long and narrow rectangular shape and the substrate having no hole thereon; a first sample-collection pad adhered to one side of the substrate, the first sample-collection pad having a side notch; the notch and the substrate b... | 02/21/2008 |
