PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15926452
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["102", "449000"]

Abstract:
Herein we describe embodiments of a biodegradable wad having a gas sealing function, as well as methods for their use. In some embodiments, the biodegradable wad comprises at least 50% by weight of a poly(butylene succinate co-adipate) polymer. In some embodiments, the biodegradable wad comprises at least two biodegradable polymers, wherein a first biodegradable polymer comprises a polybutylene succinate adipate polymer and a second biodegradable polymer comprises a polyhydroxyalkanoate polymer. Plastic debris has a negative economic and ecological impact, and thus it is advantageous to use implements that will degrade into environmentally benign compounds. Incorporating a biodegradable wad into shotgun shells provides an effective, economical solution, provided cost is acceptable and performance is not compromised. Suitable shotgun shells utilizing biodegradable shotgun wads and methods are described herein.

Claim (Index 30):
The biodegradable shotgun wad of  claim 29 , wherein the concentration by weight of said first biodegradable polymer to said second biodegradable polymer in said biodegradable wad is greater than four to one.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 25.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.67442
- Patent Class: 102.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15926523', '14303496', '11813953', '14823769', '15231855']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7605940744182095
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5976022180085807
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7442948887772466
- Mean Citation Score: 360.063356
- Max Citation Score: 629.905
- Similarity Product: 437.2849563938379

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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