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| 7595202 | Analysis method using reporter (label) intermolecular interaction The present invention provides a method for controlling the spatial arrangement of an energy donor and an energy acceptor in a reaction complex in order to carry out the measurement with good precision and high sensitivity, and a measurement system using the method.... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7566573 | Dual standard curve immunoassay A method and a kit for determining the presence or amount of analytes in samples over a broad potential concentration range for the analyte. The method and kit incorporate chemiluminescent and fluorescent labels conjugated to a specific binding partner for the analy... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7416855 | Immunoassay methods for detecting interleukin-1 β converting enzyme like apoptosis protease-3 Disclosed are human interleukin-1 β converting enzyme like apoptosis proteases-3 and 4 and DNA (RNA) encoding such polypeptides. Also provided is a procedure for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques and antibodies and antagonists against such polyp... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7390626 | Methods and kit for diagnosing tick borne illnesses ELISA, Western Blot, and a peptide-based ELISA were applied to clinical specimens from patients with clinical symptoms of tick borne diseases, including Lyme disease. Peptides from different components of Borrelia during different cycles, including peptides f... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7364906 | Products and methods for single parameter and multiparameter phenotyping of cells A method of single parameter and multiparameter characterizing of cells, particularly immunophenotyping of cells, is provided. The method preferably uses antibody-coated microspheres which are adapted to bind to specific types of cells. One or more sets of coated mi... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361480 | Method and means for detecting gluten-induced diseases The invention is directed to a method of detecting gluten-induced diseases such as e.g. celiac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis. Said diseases are indicated by the presence of autoantibodies against tissue transglutaminase tTG in the blood The test is carried ou... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351589 | Products and methods for single parameter and multiparameter phenotyping of cells A method of single parameter and multiparameter characterizing of cells, particularly immunophenotyping of cells, is provided. The method preferably uses antibody coated microspheres which are adapted to bind to specific types of cells. One or more sets of coated mi... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348157 | Immunoassay A method for detection and/or quantification of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) in a sample derived from an individual's blood, the method being based on a sandwich immunoassay employing at least two capture antibodies and at least one tracer antibody, in which a first ca... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344849 | Assay The present invention relates to assay methods for the determination of cobalamin or vitamin B12 in a body fluid and in particular to assay methods for the metabolically active pool of cobalamin, comprising contacting a cell free sample of a body fluid wi... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7329536 | Piezoimmunosensor An apparatus comprising one or more piezoelectric mass sensors for use in diagnostic and analytic processes, in particular for immunochemical detection of diagnostically relevant analytes in real time, is described. Each piezoelectric mass sensor comprises a piezoel... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7282342 | Methods for detecting weakly immunogenic analytes GPE antibodies recognize GPE with high specificity. When used in a radioimmunoassay, they reliably measure the concentration of GPE. They may be used to extend the half-life of GPE both in vivo and in vitro, and in methods of purifying the GPE receptor. Two methods ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7271009 | Multi-analyte diagnostic test for thyroid disorders Immunological assays for several biological markers for thyroid disorders in a biological sample are performed in a single test with a combination of sandwich-type, sequential competitive, and serological assays by the use of particles classified into groups that ar... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7262019 | System and methods for detection of related analytes in biological fluids The invention provides a heterogeneous immunoassay for detection of antibodies and antigens based on specific antigen-antibody immune complex formation with multiple antigen-bearing conjugate components. The invention further provides means for optimizing the assay ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7241578 | Immunoassay method/equipment, biological component measurable toilet, anti-albumin monoclonal antibody, cell strain producing the same, and albumin detection kit The immunoassay method of this invention measures the content of a subject substance in a sample. The method includes the steps of: (a) preparing a mixed solution by mixing the sample and an antibody solution including a first monoclonal antibody and a second monocl... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241630 | Paramagnetic particle detection A method of determining the number of magnetic particles within a sample using a tuned circuit having a capacitor and a coil. The method comprises: a. determining the difference in the resonant frequency of the tuned circuit when t... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235376 | Gastrin hormone immunoassays The invention provides assay methods for the detection and quantitation of gastrin hormones, including total and free gastrin hormone in a sample. ELISA-type heterogeneous phase assays suitable for use with biological fluid samples such as blood, plasma or other bod... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232690 | Method and device for detecting and isolating pharmacological compounds being contained in substance mixtures A process for isolating and/or identifying at least one active chemical substance from a mixture of active and inactive chemical substances, is characterized by the steps: a) adding a target to said mixture and forming a complex of... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7195909 | Measurement and use of molecular interactions The subject invention pertains to a method for determining the affinity between binding partners, or a property of one of the binding partners dependent on the affinity, comprising the steps of: (i) contacting the binding partners,... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7172872 | Assays for mastitis detecting haptoglobin in milk An assay for the detection of haptoglobin (Hp) in milk using an Hp-specific antibody as a means to predict or detect mastitis or subclinical mastitis by way of Hp being an associated marker and/or to test the quality of milk, in, for example, dairy cattle. ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7166469 | Detection and determination of the stages of coronary artery disease A method having clinically sufficient degree of diagnostic accuracy for detecting the presence of coronary artery disease in a human patient from the general population and for distinguishing between the stages of the disease in that patient is disclosed. The stages... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7141436 | Immunoassay and reagents and kits for performing the same A sandwich immunoassay is disclosed that provides simple to perform yet sensitive identification of analytes in samples. All assay constituents needed (except analyte to be detected) for one assay are dried. Upon reconstitution with sample, a 10 to 15 minute incubat... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7135295 | Detection of small molecules by use of a piezoelectric sensor A protein comprising an antigen-binding portion formed by two cooperating peptide sequences of FIGS. 3A and 3B of the application. The protein may alternatively comprise an altered antigen-binding portion where at least one of the peptide sequences is ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125517 | Systems and methods for detection of analytes in biological fluids The invention provides a heterogeneous immunoassay for detection of antibodies and antigens based on specific antigen-antibody immune complex formation with multiple antigen-bearing conjugate components. The invention further provides means for optimizing the assay ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7105311 | Systems and methods for detection of analytes in biological fluids The invention provides a heterogeneous immunoassay for detection of antibodies and antigens based on specific antigen-antibody immune complex formation with multiple antigen-bearing conjugate components. The invention further provides means for optimizing the assay ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7015005 | Methods and devices for detecting non-complexed prostate specific antigen The present invention relates to novel methods and devices for detecting non-complexed prostate specific antigen (PSA), which can be used either alone or in conjunction with total PSA tests to identify patients having either benign prostatic diseases (BPD), such as ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011955 | Quantitative determination of analytes in a heterogeneous system The invention concerns a method for quantitative or qualitative determination of an analyte or its interaction or reaction kinetics in a system with at least two different phases, comprising the step of taking at least one measurement signal from at least one of the... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6989276 | Rapid classification of biological components A method is disclosed for analyzing a biological sample by antibody profiling for identifying forensic samples or for detecting the presence of an analyte. In an illustrative embodiment of the invention, the analyte is a drug, such as marijuana, cocaine, methampheta... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6951763 | Detection of antibodies to glycosphingolipids using solid-phase reactants coated with carbonyl groups Methods of detecting antibodies to one or more glycosphingolipid(s) of interest in a sample are disclosed which comprise using a solid-phase reactant having carbonyl groups attached theron, and the glycosphingolipid(s) of interest linked to the solid-phase reactant ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6939681 | Method of detecting an antibody in a liquid sample The invention relates to a method of evaluating the immunological status of a subject comprising the steps of 1) determining the content of an antibody in a liquid sample from the subject using an immunoassay, wherein the reaction between the antibody of the sample ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6893881 | Method for detection of specific target cells in specialized or mixed cell population and solutions containing mixed cell populations The invention relates to a method for detecting specific target-cells in a simple and time saving way, using paramagnetic particles, antibodies recognizing the Fc portions of target-cell associating antibodies and target-cell associating antibodies directed to speci... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6887714 | Microvolume immunoabsorbant assays with amplified electrochemical detection A structure and method for chemical sensing utilizing microassays. Microcavities or micropores are combined with assay techniques to provide a very fast and very sensitive means of detecting chemical compounds. Assay techniques are modified to include a metal ion bi... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6837977 | Capillary electrophoresis method for screening for affinity ligands using a detectable competitive ligand The invention relates to a capillary electrophoresis-based method of screening complex materials for any unidentified affinity ligand that binds to a target of interest. The method subjects a plug of a mixture of the target and a complex material sample, and a separ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6835543 | Step agglutination immunoassay An immunoassay for detecting an antigen in a sample, by: (a) sequentially contacting the sample with (i) a first antibody which is capable of specifically binding to a first binding site on the antigen,... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6828157 | Products and methods for single parameter and multiparameter phenotyping of cells A method of single parameter and multiparameter characterizing of cells, particularly immunophenotyping of cells, is provided. The method preferably uses antibody coated microspheres which are adapted to bind to specific types of cells. One or more sets of coated mi... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6787325 | Complexes containing crosslinked avidin, analytical method with the use of crosslinked avidin and analytical reagents and kits Provided are novel complexes containing a crosslinked avidin, an analyzing method and analyzing reagents and kits whereby a compound to be analyzed can be quickly, conveniently and accurately analyzed while taking advantage of the avidin-biotin reaction. The complex... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6770488 | Practical method and apparatus for analyte detection with colloidal particles A colloidal system for detection of a variety of analytes involves techniques which permit reconstitution of a desiccated substance such as for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopic analysis and multiple sensors at once, each having different spectra through the use ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6716410 | Reagents and methods for diagnosing, imaging and treating atherosclerotic disease The invention provides a novel human Mab Fab, cloned by phage display, and its use in diagnostic and therapeutic methods. In particular the invention provides a method for analyzing the OxLDL components of atherosclerotic plaques in vivo and a means to determine the... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6682940 | Products and methods for single parameter and multiparameter phenotyping of cells A method of single parameter and multiparameter characterizing of cells, particularly immunophenotyping of cells, is provided. The method preferably uses antibody-coated microspheres which are adapted to bind to specific types of cells. One or more sets o... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6682898 | High-throughput screening assays for modulators of STAT4 activity This invention provides receptor peptides that have a high affinity for STAT4 and STAT6 polypeptides. Also provided are assays that are useful for identifying compounds that modulate the interaction between STAT4 and STAT6 polypeptides and their respectiv... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6673562 | Differential immunoassay The invention provides assay methods and kits that in general measure the level of a first analyte in a sample reduced by the level of a second analyte present in the same sample. In one embodiment, where levels of a first analyte from a first source is d... | 01/06/2004 |
