PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15926523
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["102", "449000"]

Abstract:
Herein we describe embodiments of shotgun shells, methods for loading such shotgun shells, and methods for using them. In some embodiments, the shotgun shells utilize a multi-component wad system with a biodegradable powder wad that stays intact through the firing process, and a separate and chemically distinct biodegradable shot wad that breaks apart within one meter after being shot out of the barrel of a shotgun. A clean release of the shot can be obtained, providing both high performance and biodegradability. The biodegradable shot wad can be a biodegradable polyester.

Claim (Index 1):
A shotgun shell comprising:\n a shotgun case having a boundary defining an enclosed space; powder; shot; a biodegradable powder wad configured to be confined within said boundary; a biodegradable shot wad configured to be confined within said boundary; wherein said biodegradable shot wad at least partially surrounds said shot in the shotgun case; wherein said biodegradable shot wad comprises a biodegradable material; wherein said biodegradable powder wad physically separates said powder from said shot; wherein said biodegradable powder wad comprises a biodegradable material; wherein said biodegradable powder wad is physically and chemically distinct from said biodegradable shot wad; and wherein upon firing of said shotgun shell from a shotgun having a barrel, said biodegradable powder wad is configured to stay intact during flight and landing and said biodegradable shot wad is configured to break apart into multiple discrete pieces during flight or landing.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 8.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.67797
- Patent Class: 102.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15926452', '14303496', '14823769', '11813953', '14548073']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7451717076301092
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.6100494376215261
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7316594806292509
- Mean Citation Score: 354.620824
- Max Citation Score: 604.4493
- Similarity Product: 487.3912036365509

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

Dataset: test