Patents Represented by Attorney Robert N. Coe
  • Patent number: 5049358
    Abstract: A test device and method of determining the presence and concentration of proteins, such as albumin or Bence Jones proteins, in a test sample. The test device includes a carrier matrix incorporating a reactant system capable of interacting with proteins to produce a visually or instrumentally detectable and/or measurable response. The carrier matrix of the device can include commonly use bibulous matrices, such as filter paper, or a nonbibulous protein-permeable strip, membrane or layer of a polymerized urethane-containing composition. In addition, a reactant system, including a dual indicator reagent system, such as bromophenol blue, methyl orange and, if necessary, a suitable buffer, is incorporated into the carrier matrix to provide improved color resolution and increased sensitivity to proteins, thereby affording a more accurate and trustworthy protein assay of test samples, such as urine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Assignee: Miles Inc.
    Inventor: Arthur L. Y. Lau