Patents Assigned to International Canine Genetics, Inc.
  • Detection of pregnancy by identification of the C peptide of relaxin in body fluids of animals
    Patent number: 5279942
    Abstract: The invention provides a process and products for the detection of the C peptide of relaxin in the body fluids of animals, as a positive indication of pregnancy. The invention may employ monoclonal antibodies generated to various epitopes on the C peptide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1994
    Assignee: International Canine Genetics, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew H. Kuniyuki
  • Method for canine fertility detection
    Patent number: 5120660
    Abstract: The present invention describes methods and compositions for detecting the fertility of a canine female based on identification of certain characteristic cLH peptides and carrier proteins found in canine urine. More specifically free or complexed metabolites of luteinizing hormone (LH) are detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1992
    Assignee: International Canine Genetics, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew H. Kuniyuki
  • Method for detecting molecules in a liquid medium
    Patent number: 5106761
    Abstract: The invention is a method for the detection of molecules in a liquid medium involving the trapping of solid support conjugates. The reactants of the present invention are drawn upward through the device by capillary action against the force of gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignee: International Canine Genetics, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew H. Kuniyuki