PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15932331
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["521", "045500"]

Abstract:
A procedure for the devulcanization of scrap rubber and/or elastomers and apparatus therefor. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. § 1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. § 1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.

Claim (Index 7):
The method according to  claim 6 , wherein:\n each of said dispersion rings is disposed about said central spindle with space therebetween, such that slits are formed between said dispersion rings and said central spindle ro permit vulcanized material to pass through; the opening width of the slits is reduced with each processing step or with each planetary roller module, wherein: the opening width of a second dispersion ring compared to the opening width of a first dispersion ring is one of: at least 5% less, at least 10% less, or at least 15% less; the opening width of a third dispersion ring compared to the opening width of said second dispersion ring is one of: at least 5% less, at least 10% less, at least 15% less, or at least 20% less; and the opening width of a fourth dispersion ring compared to the opening width of said third dispersion ring is one of: at least 5% less, at least 10% less, at least 15% less, or at least 20% less; and said dispersion rings are exchangeable in order to permit modification of the opening width of said slits.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.81395
- Patent Class: 521.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['15623599', '13558880', '14595888', '14523239', '15569844']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8227245412848717
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5441128278465334
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7948633699410379
- Mean Citation Score: 340.631814
- Max Citation Score: 382.16092
- Similarity Product: 270.1974806692934

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

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