PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16291145
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-03
Publication Date: 2019-06
Patent Classification: ["435", "038000"]

Abstract:
A method for detecting and counting particles suspended in fluids, such as bacteria suspended in urine, utilizing dynamic features of the suspended particles and employing light scattering measurements. The disclosed method is suitable for determining the susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotics. A cuvette for detecting bacteria in fluids, which is especially suited for the light scattering measurements, is provided.

Claim (Index 1):
A method for detecting bacteria in a biological fluid employing light scattering measurements, wherein a portion of said fluid is illuminated in a cuvette by a beam of coherent light having an axis, said method comprising the steps of\n i) filtering an untreated sample of said fluid for excluding particles larger than said bacteria; ii) making at least one measurement of the intensity of light scattered by said sample of fluid at least at one point, wherein said at least one point is spaced apart from said axis; iii) matching said at least one measurement with a calibration curve, and wherein said cuvette is substantially transparent to said illuminating beam.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 2.0
- Percentile: 99.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.73684
- Patent Class: 435.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['12085708', '14577750', '15183969', '15949854', '12810838']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.5789880138376534
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.501761790329555
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.5712653914868435
- Mean Citation Score: 268.014282
- Max Citation Score: 290.7095
- Similarity Product: 267.6266623390913

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

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