US3116223A
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Method for detecting the presence of glucose in cervical mucus
Assignee: WESTON LAB Inc
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Filing: 1961-08-14
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Granted: 1963-12-31
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Expires: 1981-08-14
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Rosner Lawrence
- 👤 Raymond O Foster
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 19:48
CPC Classifications
C; C12; C12Q; C12Q1/00; C12Q1/54; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S435/00; Y10S435/8215; Y10S435/911; Y10S435/933
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
IN THE METHOD OF DETECTING THE FERTILITY OF THE FEMALE BY DETERMINATION OF THE PRESENCE OF GLUCOSE IN CERVICAL MUCUS WHICH ALSO CONTAINS OTHER SACCHARIDES, WHICH COMPISED BEING INTO CONTACT WITH THE CERVICAL MUCUS AN INDICATOR COMPOSITION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A MIXTURE OF GLUCOSE OXIDASE,PEROXIDASE, AND A COLOR FORMING SUBSTANCE ADAPTED FOR A COLOR CHANGE IN THE PRESENCE OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, THE IMPROVENT WHEREBY SPORADIC FALSE POSITIVES ARE ELEMINATED WHICH COMPRISES UTILIZING A GLUCOSE OXIDASE WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF OXIDASES OF MONOSACCHARIDES OTHER THAN GLUCOSE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
86 words
IN THE METHOD OF DETECTING THE FERTILITY OF THE FEMALE BY DETERMINATION OF THE PRESENCE OF GLUCOSE IN CERVICAL MUCUS WHICH ALSO CONTAINS OTHER SACCHARIDES, WHICH COMPISED BEING INTO CONTACT WITH THE CERVICAL MUCUS AN INDICATOR COMPOSITION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A MIXTURE OF GLUCOSE OXIDASE,PEROXIDASE, AND A COLOR FORMING SUBSTANCE ADAPTED FOR A COLOR CHANGE IN THE PRESENCE OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, THE IMPROVENT WHEREBY SPORADIC FALSE POSITIVES ARE ELEMINATED WHICH COMPRISES UTILIZING A GLUCOSE OXIDASE WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF OXIDASES OF MONOSACCHARIDES OTHER THAN GLUCOSE.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2848308A
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