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Class Number: 436
Class Title: CHEMISTRY: ANALYTICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL TESTING
Subclass Subclass
Number Title
500 THYROID HORMONE TESTS (E.G., T3, T4, TBG, TBH, ETC.)
501 BIOSPECIFIC LIGAND BINDING ASSAY
503 .Utilizing isolate of tissue or organ as binding agent
504 ..Radioactive label
505 ...B12 or folate
506 FOR PREEXISTING IMMUNE COMPLEX OR AUTO-IMMUNE DISEASE
507 .Immune complex
508 .Antinuclear (e.g., DNA, etc.)
509 .Rheumatoid factors
510 IMMUNOCHEMICAL PREGNANCY DETERMINATION
512 INVOLVING ANTIBODY FRAGMENTS
513 INVOLVING IgA, IgD, IgE, or IgM
514 INVOLVING DIFFUSION OR MIGRATION OF ANTIGEN OR ANTIBODY
515 .Through a gel (e.g., Ouchterlony technique, etc.)
516 ..Immunoelectrophoresis
517 INVOLVING KINETIC MEASUREMENT OF ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTION
518 INVOLVING AN INSOLUBLE CARRIER FOR IMMOBILIZING IMMUNOCHEMICALS
519 .Carrier is a biological cell or cell fragment
520 ..Red blood cell
521 ...Fixation or stabilization of red blood cells
522 ...Lysis of red blood cell membrane
523 .Carrier is particulate and the particles are of intentionally
different sizes or impregnated differently with the
immunochemicals
524 .Carrier is inorganic
525 ..Metal or metal coated
526 ...Magnetic
527 ..Glass or silica
528 .Carrier is organic
529 ..Polysaccharide, carrier (e.g., dextran, etc.)
530 ...Cellulose or derivative
531 ..Carrier is synthetic resin
532 ...Antigen or antibody attached to a carrier via bridging agent
533 ....Carrier is water suspendible particles (e.g., latex, etc.)
534 ...Carrier is water suspendible particles
535 ..Antigen or antibody entrapped within the carrier (e.g., gel,
hollow fibre, etc.)
536 INVOLVING IMMUNE COMPLEX FORMED IN LIQUID PHASE
537 .Signal modification or steric inhibition
538 .Separation of immune complex from unbound antigen or antibody
539 ..Involving precipitating reagent
540 ...Double or second antibody
541 ..Absorbent column, particles or resin strip
542 ..Involving radioactive labeling
543 INVOLVING PRODUCING OR TREATING ANTIGEN OR HAPTEN
544 .Producing labeled antigens
545 ..Radioactive label
546 ..Fluorescent label
547 INVOLVING PRODUCTION OR TREATMENT OF ANTIBODY
548 .Monoclonal antibody
1 PROCESS OR COMPOSITION FOR STERILITY OR PACKAGE INTEGRITY TEST
2 PROCESS OR COMPOSITION FOR DETERMINATION OF PHYSICAL STATE ORR
PROPERTY BY MEANS INCLUDING A CHEMICAL REACTION
3 .Leak detection
4 .Of crystal or crystalline material
5 .Surface area, porosity, imperfection, or alteration
6 .Corrosion resistance or power
7 .By thermoparticulating composition
8 COMPOSITION FOR STANDARDIZATION, CALIBRATION, SIMULATION,
STABILIZATION, PREPARATION OR PRESERVATION; PROCESSES OF USE IN
PREPARATION FOR CHEMICAL TESTING
9 .Simulative of a gaseous composition
10 .Particle count or volume standard or control (e.g., platelet
count standards, etc.)
11 .Blood gas standard or control
12 .Bilirubin or uric acid standard or control
13 .Lipid, cholesterol, or triglyceride standard or control
14 .Glucose, ketone, nitrate standard or control
15 .Protein or peptide standard or control (e.g., hemoglobin,
etc.)
16 .Blood serum or blood plasma standard or control
17 .Preparation composition (e.g., lysing or precipitation, etc.)
18 .Preservative, buffer, anticoagulant or diluent
19 .Inorganic standards or controls
20 FOOD OR DAIRY PRODUCTS
21 .Meat or eggs
22 .Dairy product
23 ..Milk or butter fat
24 .Wine or alcoholic beverages
25 GEOCHEMICAL, GEOLOGICAL, OR GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION
26 .For metallic ores
27 .Using chemical tracers
28 .In situ testing
29 .For petroleum oils or carbonaceous minerals
30 ..Removing and testing drilling mud or fluid
31 ..Removing and testing solid samples
32 ...Analyzing evolved gas
33 ....Evolving gas by acidification
34 RATE OF REACTION DETERMINATION
35 USING ACTIVATED SPECIE
36 WITH USE OF CONDENSATION NUCLEI
37 TESTING OF CATALYST
38 PURITY OF STEAM OR CHEMICALLY INERT GAS
39 DETERMINATION OF WATER
40 .In petroleum oil, hydrocarbon oil or organic fluid
41 .By use of a cobalt, copper or nickel containing reagent
42 .By use of Karl Fischer Reagent
43 AUTOMATED CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
44 .Utilizing a moving indicator strip or tape
45 .Utilizing a centrifuge or compartmented rotor
46 .With sample on test slide
47 .With conveyance of sample along a test line in a container or
rack
48 ..With step of insertion or removal from test line
49 ..With treatment or replacement of aspirator element (e.g.,
cleaning, etc.)
50 .Condition or time responsive
51 ..With automated titrator
52 .With a continuously flowing sample or carrier stream
53 ..With formation of a segmented streamm
54 .With aspirator of claimed structure
55 CONDITION RESPONSIVE CONTROL
56 TRACERS OR TAGS
57 INCLUDING USE OF RADIOACTIVE PROPERTIES
58 .Dosage determination of high energy radition, (e.g., use of an
X-ray dosimeter, etc.)
59 .Including pyrolysis of radioactive material
60 LUBRICANT, GREASE, MINERAL OIL, HYDROCARBON OIL PRODUCT, OR FATS
OR LIPIDS FOR OXIDATION (E.G., BREAKDOWN PRODUCTS OR
CONTAMINATION, ETC.)
61 .Acidity, basicity or neutralization number
62 OXYGEN DEMAND (E.G., BOD, TOD, COD, ETC.)
63 BIOLOGICAL CELLULAR MATERIAL TESTED
64 CANCER
65 PREGNANCY OR OVULATION
66 HEMOGLOBIN, MYOGLOBIN, OR OCCULT BLOOD
67 .Glycosylated hemoglobin
68 BLOOD GAS (E.G., OXYGEN, CARBON DIOXIDE, BLOOD, pH, ETC.)
69 CLOTTING OR CLOTTING FACTOR LEVEL TESTS
70 SEDIMENTATION RATE OR HEMATOCRIT
71 LIPIDS, TRIGLYCERIDES, CHOLESTEROL, OR LIPOPROTEINS
72 SILICON CONTAINING
73 METAL OR METAL CONTAINING
74 .Present in biological fluids (e.g., blood, urine, etc.)
75 .Oxide or gas content of metal (e.g., determination of dissolved
gases, etc.)
76 .Organometallic compound determined
77 ..Group IVA (e.g., Ge, Sn, Pb, etc.)
78 .Presence of a component of steel
79 .Group IA or IIA (e.g., Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Fr, Be, Mg, Ca, Sr,
Ba, Ra, etc.)
80 .Group IB (e.g., Cu, Ag, Au, etc.)
81 .Group IIB, IIIB, or Actinides, or Lanthanides (e.g., Zn, Cd,
Hg, Sc, Y, etc.)
82 ..Lanthanide or Actinide
83 .Group IVB, VB, VIB (e.g., Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W,
etc.)
84 .Group VIIB, VIII (e.g., Mn, Tc, Re, Fe, Ru, Os, Co, Rh, Ir, Ni,
Pd, Pt)
85 SYNTHETIC OR NATURAL RESIN
86 PEPTIDE, PROTEIN OR AMINO ACID
87 .Glycoproteins (e.g., hormone, etc.)
88 ..Albumin
89 .Amino acid or sequencing procedure
90 ..Alpha or beta amino acid
91 HETEROCYCLIC CARBON COMPOUND (I.E., O, S, N, Se, Te, AS ONLY
RING HETERO ATOM, ETC.)
92 .Diverse hetero atoms in same or different rings (e.g.,
alkaloids, opiates, etc.)
93 .Hetero-O (e.g., ascorbic acid, etc.)
94 ..Saccharide (e.g., DNA, etc.)
95 ...Glucose
96 .Hetero-N
97 ..Bile pigment
98 ..Plural nitrogen in the same ring (e.g., barbituates,
creatinine, etc.)
99 ...Uric acid
100 INORGANIC ACID OR BASE (E.G., HCL, SULFURIC ACID, ETC.))
101 .Halogen containing
102 .Sulfur containing
103 PHOSPHORUS CONTAINING
104 .Organic (e.g., chemical warfare agents, insecticides, etc.)
105 .Of inorganic phosphorus compound in body fluid
106 NITROGEN CONTAINING
107 .N-Nitroso containing (e.g., nitrosamine, etc.)
108 .Urea or blood urea nitrogen
109 .Cyanide or isocyanide
110 .Nitrite or nitrate
111 .Amine and quartenary ammonium
112 ..Tertiary amine
113 ..Ammonia
114 .Total nitrogen determined
115 ..As part of an elemental analysis
116 .Oxides of nitrogen
117 ..Only nitrogen dioxide
118 ..Both nitrogen oxide and dioxide
119 SULFUR CONTAINING
120 .Organic or sulfhydryl containing (e.g., mercaptan, hydrogen,
sulfide, etc.)
121 ..Only hydrogen sulfide
122 .Sulfur dioxide
123 .Total or elemental sulfur
124 HALOGEN CONTAINING
125 .In aqueous solution
126 .Carbon containing compound (e.g., vinylchloride, etc.)
127 OXYGEN CONTAINING
128 .Carbonyl, ether, aldehyde or ketone containing
129 ..Carboxylic acid
130 ..Formaldehyde or acetone
131 .Hydroxyl containing
132 ..Ethanol
133 .Inorganic carbon compounds
134 ..Carbon monoxide only
135 .Ozone or peroxide
136 .Molecular oxygen
137 ..Fuel/air mixture or exhaust gas analysis
138 ..Dissolved or trace oxygen or oxygen content of a sealed
environment
139 HYDROCARBON
140 .Aromatic
141 .Acyclic (e.g., methane, octane, isoparaffin, etc.)
142 ..Unsaturated (e.g., ethylene, diene, etc.)
143 .Total hydrocarbon, flammability, combustibility (e.g., air-fuel
mixture, etc.)
144 HYDROGEN, PER SE
145 CARBON CONTAINING
146 .In an aqueous solution (e.g., TOC, etc.)
147 MEASUREMENT INCLUDES TEMPERATURE CHANGE OF THE MATERIAL BEING
ANALYZED (E.G., CALORIMETRY, ETC.)
148 MEASUREMENT INCLUDES CHANGE IN VOLUME OR PRESSURE
149 MEASUREMENT OF ELECTRICAL OR MAGNETIC PROPERTY OR THERMAL
CONDUCTIVITY
150 .Of a liquid
151 .By means of a solid body in contact with a fluid
152 ..Solid body contains a combustion catalyst
153 .Of an ionized gass
154 ..Flame ionization
155 PYROLYSIS, COMBUSTION, OR ELEVATED TEMPERATURE CONVERSION
156 .Explosibility
157 .Multiple stages of heating or heating at multiple temperatures
or application of temperature gradient
158 .Dividing or separating a sample stream
159 .With catalyst or accelerator
160 .Combustion with oxygen containing gas
161 INCLUDING CHROMATOGRAPHY
162 .Utilizing paper or thin layer plate
163 INCLUDING TITRATION OR pH DETERMINATION
164 OPTICAL RESULT
165 .With claimed manipulation of container to effect reaction or
use of container of claimed optical structure
166 .Including reagent preparation
167 .Including gas absorption in liquid or solid
168 ..Liquid sorbent
169 .With reagent in absorbent or bibulous substrate
170 ..Plural superposed layers
171 .Spectrum analysis (e.g., flame photometry, etc.)
172 .With fluorescence or luminescence
173 NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE OR OTHER
SPIN EFFECTS OR MASS SPECTROMETRY
174 INCLUDING SAMPLE PREPARATION
175 .Digestion or removing interfering materials
176 .Stabilizing or preserving
177 .Liberation or purification of sample or separation of material
from a sample (e.g., filtering, centrifuging, etc.)
178 ..Including use of a solid sorbent, semipermeable membrane, or
liquid extraction
179 .Dilution
180 .Volumetric liquid transfer
181 .Gaseous sample or with change of physical state
182 ELEMENT OR INORGANIC COMPOUND
183 MISCELLANEOUS
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800 FLUORESCENT DYES (E.G., RHODAMINE, ETC.)
801 ELECTRON DENSE COMPOUNDS (E.G., FERRITIN, ETC.)
802 PROTEIN-BACTERIOPHAGE CONGUGATES
803 STABLE FREE RADICALS (E.G., SPIN LABELED IMMUNOASSAY, ETC.)
804 RADIOISOTOPE (E.G., RADIOIMMUNOASSAY, ETC.)
805 OPTICAL PROPERTY
806 ELECTRICAL PROPERTY OR MAGNETIC PROPERTY
807 APPARATUS INCLUDED IN PROCESS CLAIM (E.G., PHYSICAL SUPPORT
STRUCTURES, ETC.)
808 .Automated or kit
809 .Multifield plates or multicontainer arrays
810 .Tube, bottle, or dipstick
811 TEST FOR NAMED DISEASE, BODY CONDITION OR ORGAN FUNCTION
812 .Infectious mononucleosis
813 .Cancer
814 .Pregnancy
815 TEST FOR NAMED COMPOUND OR CLASS OF COMPOUNDS
816 .Alkaloids, amphetamines, and barbiturates
817 .Steroids or hormones
818 ..Human chorionic gonadotropinn
819 MULTIFUNCTIONAL ANTIGEN OR ANTIBODY
820 HEPATITIS ASSOCIATED ANTIGENS AND ANTIBODIES
821 INVOLVING COMPLEMENT FACTORS OR COMPLEMENT SYSTEMS
822 IDENTIFIED HAPTEN
823 IMMUNOGENIC CARRIER OR CARRIER PER SE
824 IMMUNOLOGICAL SEPARATION TECHNIQUES
825 PRETREATMENT FOR REMOVAL OF INTERFERING FACTORS FROM SAMPLE
826 ADDITIVES (E.G., BUFFERS, DILVENTS, PRESERVATIVES)
827 LECTINS
828 PROTEIN A
829 LIPOSOMES (E.G., ENCAPSULATION, ETC.)
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900 BREATH TESTING
901 DRUGS OF ABUSE (E.G., NARCOTICS, AMPHETAMINE, ETC.)
902 DOSIMETER
903 DIAZO REACTIONS
904 OXIDATION - REDUCTION INDICATORS
905 PHOTOCHEMICAL ACTIVATION OF REACTIONS
906 FERTILITY TESTS
907 FETAL LUNG MATURITY
908 GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS
909 NEPHELOMETRY
910 IRON-BINDING CAPACITY OF BLOOD