Resultant color step indicator
First Claim
1. In a chemical process wherein a plurality of substances are to be mixed with a test substance in a sequence of discrete steps, the improvement comprising:
- color coding 2 or more of the plurality of substances, each with a different inert color; and
sequentially mixing each of the plurality of substances with the test substance and any substances mixed with the test substance in previous steps, so that the addition of each color coded substance is effective to change the cumulative color of the previously mixed substances in an identifiable manner whereby the resultant color of the mixture after each addition of a color coded substance is a conclusive indication that the step of adding the color coded substance has been completed.
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Abstract
A resultant color step indicator for use in various diagnostic or analytic test procedures particularly useful in those involving qualitative and quantitative analysis, such as radioimmunoassay, where a number of steps must be accomplished consecutively in order to get a proper final measurement. The various reagents which must be consecutively added are colored with an inert coloring. The coloring does not enter into the chemical reaction that yields the test results. It serves only to combine or intermix with the other coloring to indicate which steps have been completed. As the test is run, each step in the procedure which involves the addition of a different colored reagent results in a color change in the test specimen and the resultant color of the test specimen indicates which steps in the procedure have been accomplished.
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10 Claims
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1. In a chemical process wherein a plurality of substances are to be mixed with a test substance in a sequence of discrete steps, the improvement comprising:
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color coding 2 or more of the plurality of substances, each with a different inert color; and sequentially mixing each of the plurality of substances with the test substance and any substances mixed with the test substance in previous steps, so that the addition of each color coded substance is effective to change the cumulative color of the previously mixed substances in an identifiable manner whereby the resultant color of the mixture after each addition of a color coded substance is a conclusive indication that the step of adding the color coded substance has been completed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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