PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15888270
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["428", "373000"]

Abstract:
The biocomponent fiber functions as a carrier or vehicle for delivering additives to a polymer composition. The bicomponent fiber may be “splittable segmented pie” or “island-in-the-sea” construction with the sea being the low melt temperature component and the island being the high melt temperature component. The low melt temperature polymer may be selected from the group consisting of low density polyethylene (LDPE), high density polyethylene (HDPE), polylactic acid (PLA), polyhydroxyalkenoate (PHA), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), polyvinylidene fluoride, polybutylene succinate (PBS), low melt temperature polyethylene terephthalate, polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) and low melt temperature nylons. The high melt temperature component polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), co-polyester, polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyether ether ketones (PEEK), polyphenylene sulfides (PPS), high melt temperature nylon, polylactic acid (PLA), including stereocomplex PLA, namely 100% PDLA, 100% PLLA or a 50/50 blend of 100% PDLA and 100% PLLA.

Claim (Index 1):
A bicomponent fiber adapted for delivery of additives, the bicomponent fiber comprising a first component comprising a low melt temperature polymer selected from the group consisting of low density polyethylene (LDPE), high density polyethylene (HDPE), polylactic acid (PLA), polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinylidene fluoride, polybutylene succinate (PBS), low melt temperature polyethylene terephthalate and low melt temperature nylons and a second component comprising an additive and a high melt temperature polymer selected from the group consisting of high melt temperature polyethylene terephthalate (PET), co-polyester, polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyether ether ketones (PEEK), polyphenylene sulfide (PS), high melt temperature nylon, polylactic acid (PLA), 100% PDLA, 100% PLLA and a 50/50 blend of 100% PDLA and 100% PLLA.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 3.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.28723
- Patent Class: 428.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13150461', '12228656', '14249868', '13739588', '11069268']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.891240333481893
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.47093441571916
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8492097417056197
- Mean Citation Score: 180.85602
- Max Citation Score: 186.15102
- Similarity Product: 142.37778897353408

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

Dataset: test