Patents Examined by Brenda G. Brunback
  • One-pot assay
    Patent number: 5863720
    Abstract: By conducting two assays for related serological disease markers in a single vessel and arranging for one assay to give a signal which increases with increasing concentration of a first marker while the second assay gives a signal which decreases with increasing concentration of a second marker, and by balancing the respective sizes of the two signals, a combined signal can be generated which indicates the status of an individual or a blood donation with respect to the stage of recovery from the disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: University College London
    Inventor: Richard Seton Tedder