Patents Assigned to Symex Corp.
  • Method for visually detecting the presence of a virus in a clinical specimen
    Patent number: 5252458
    Abstract: A rapid and direct assay for detecting of a virus having a characteristic enzyme in clinical samples in which (1) the clinical sample is contacted in solution with a substrate for the enzyme which includes a chromogen that is cleaved from the substrate by the enzyme and a precipitating agent that reacts with the liberated chromogen to form a precipitate (2) filtering the solution to concentrate the precipitate and (3) visually observing the concentrated precipitate for the characteristic color of the chromogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1993
    Assignee: Symex Corp.
    Inventors: Avraham Liav, James F. Maher, Craig D. Shimasaki, C. Worth Clinkscales, Michael D. Roark