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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4812414 | Immunoreactive reagent particles having tracer, receptor molecules and protein of pI less than 6 A reagent useful in the determination of an immunoreactive species comprises water-insoluble particles having tracer molecules associated therewith. Bound to the outer surface of the particles are: (i) receptor molecules which are reactive with the specie... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4795702 | Diagnostic method for gonorrhea by assay of IgA1 fragments Method for assay of fragments produced by the reaction between the enzyme immunoglobulin A protease and its substrate immunoglobulin A, sub-class 1. IgA1, IgAP and also bacteria which secrete IgAP may be detected. The assay is especially useful in the det... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794076 | Simultaneous extraction of a ligand from a sample and capture by anti-ligands therefor in ligand/anti-ligand assays Methods and kits for performing a ligand/anti-ligand assay are described. The ligand/anti-ligand assay comprises: (1) simultaneously carrying out the extraction of a ligand from a sample of cells or cells and reaction of the ligand with at least two anti-... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4786589 | Immunoassay utilizing formazan-prelabeled reactants An immunoassay procedure utilizing a formazan-labeled primary antibody to detect the presence of an antigen is disclosed. The formazan-labeled antibody is dissolved in a test fluid suspected to containing the antigen. A dipstick having a first section on ... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4737455 | Analytical utilization of phagocyte cell lines The property of phagocyte cells to show chemiluminescence when activated by certain chemical or immunological agents is used for a qualitative and quantitative analysis of such agents in biological fluids. A variety of factors such as opsonizing anti-bodi... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4727019 | Method and apparatus for immunoassays Disclosed herein is an apparatus and process for conducting ligand receptor assays. The apparatus comprises a first member which is a membrane or a filter to which is bound a receptor for the ligand or which is capable of extracting cells carrying the lig... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4693968 | Agent for quantitative determination of microorganisms An agent for quantitative determination of microorganisms, which comprises (a) an antibody prepared from a strain of the same species as the species of microorganisms to be determined, (b) an insolubilized cell component of a strain which can sufficiently bind ... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4692417 | Immunological identification test for group D streptococci using achromopeptidase The grouping of a sample of a streptococcus is identified by treating the sample with achromopeptidase prior to contacting the sample with a group-specific antibody bound to minute, insoluble carrier particles. A positive identification is indicated by ag... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4673639 | Dry form micronitrous acid streptococci extraction-agglutination test The present invention is a ready-to-use microtube and method for the simple and accurate identification of beta-hemolytic streptococci from inoculated swabs. Non-volatile reagents are selected and affixed to two separate loci within the microtube by means... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4626502 | Method for exposing bacterial antigen in bacterial cells assay using same The use of achromopeptidase to expose bacterial antigen in an improved assay for the antigen in a test sample is disclosed.... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4618576 | Diagnostic test for Streptococcus A The presence of Group A Streptococcus in a biological specimen is determined from the presence of Streptococcus A antigen. A biological specimen is collected with an applicator having a plastic stick with a rayon swab. The swab is placed in an extraction ... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4592995 | Reagent for streptococcal anti-esterase assay A reagent for the determination of an antibody against an esterase from pathogenic streptococci, which comprises reagent 1: an esterase (a) from pathogenic streptococci, reagent 2: a protein (b) which is capable of binding to an antibody (d) against the estera... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4582699 | Assay of immunoglobulin A protease and the rapid diagnosis of gonorrhea A method for rapid diagnosis of gonorrhea is set forth comprising assay of the enzyme immunoglobulin A protease (IgAP). Immunoassays including radioimmunoassay and enzyme-linked immunoassay with monoclonal antibodies to IgAP are disclosed. A kit for early... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4554248 | Composition and method for detecting Antistreptolysin O A composition is used as a reagent in a method for measuring Antistreptolysin O (ASO) in a blood sample. The composition contains Streptolysin O (SO) at a pH outside the range of its hemolytic activity, e.g., outside the pH range of 5-9. At that pH the SO... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4508831 | Anti-streptolysin O latex reagent and process for the preparation thereof A process for the preparation of an antistreptolysin O latex reagent and the reagent produced by such process. The reagent is prepared by reacting streptolysin O with a bifunctional low molecular weight compound and, in the preferred embodiment, with a ga... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4439356 | Unsymmetrical fluorescein derivatives Unsymmetrically substituted 6-hydroxy-3H-xanthen-3-ones for use as fluorescers or quenchers, particularly conjugated to provide reagents in competitive protein binding assays. Substituents are aliphatic groups bonded to an annular carbon atom through carb... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4411988 | Process for the determination of anti-hyaluronidase and an agent suitable for this purpose A simple rapid assay for the determination of antihyaluronidase and a kit for use therein. The assay is based on the precipitation of unreacted hyaluronic acid by a cationic detergent and acid dyestuff. The assay is preferably performed as a dilution seri... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4374925 | Macromolecular environment control in specific receptor assays Method and compositions are provided for performing protein binding assays involving a homologous pair consisting of ligand and receptor for the ligand. The method employs a label conjugated to a member of said homologous pair and a uniformly dispersed di... | 02/22/1983 |
| 4281061 | Double antibody for enhanced sensitivity in immunoassay Method and compositions are provided for performing homogeneous immunoassays. The method involves having a signal producing system, which provides a detectable signal, which system includes a macromolecular member. The determination of the analyte, which ... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4275149 | Macromolecular environment control in specific receptor assays Method and compositions are provided for performing protein binding assays involving a homologous pair consisting of ligand and receptor for the ligand. The method employs a label conjugated to a member of said homologous pair and a uniformly dispersed di... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4224304 | Method and apparatus for the measurement of antigens and antibodies A method of the quantitative measurement of antigens and antibodies by reacting antibody- or antigen-sensitized insoluble carrier particles with a corresponding antigen or antibody or a mixture thereof in a sample, irradiating the reaction mixture with li... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4223005 | Antibody coated bacteria Process for identification and enumeration of B and T lymphocytes in an unseparated peripheral body sample comprises contacting the sample with two morphologically distinguishable bacteria, each of which is coated with an antibody specific to an antigen o... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4166767 | Insolubilized antibody An insolubilized antibody suitable for an enzyme immuno assay or radio immuno assay, which has characteristic infrared absorptions at around 1,040 cm-1, 1,540 cm-1 and 1,640 cm-1 and is prepared by chemically binding an an... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4133639 | Test article including a covalently attached diagnostic reagent and method A body suitable for use in the quantitative detection of an unknown quantity of a biologically derived sample suitably by radioimmunoassay, fluorometric detection, or by spectrophotometry. The body includes a handle attached to a nonparticulate, nonswella... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4021541 | Antigen isolated from group A (beta-hemolytic) streptococci and method for isolating the same An antigen, a water-soluble protein, is isolated from group A (beta-hemolytic) streptococci by suspending the streptococci in an aqueous medium and subjecting the resulting mixture to disintegration by various means whereby the streptococci cells are disr... | 05/03/1977 |
