PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15986152
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["424", "408000"]

Abstract:
Provided is an antimicrobial glass which can be accommodated in a narrow accommodation space of an antimicrobial water unit for supplying antimicrobial water to a washing tub of a washing machine, and also can effectively suppress an occurrence of black mold or the like in a washing tub and can effectively protect a subject for washing against microbes while suppressing the coloration of the subject. As an antimicrobial glass for exhibiting an antimicrobial effect by releasing silver ions when brought into direct contact with water, when the total amount is 100% by weight, the content of Ag 2 O has a value within the range of above 5% by weight but less than 10% by weight, the content of P 2 O 5  and CaO has a value within a predetermined range, the content of ZnO has a value of below 10% by weight, the content of K 2 O, Al 2 O 3 , and MgO has a value within a predetermined range, and the antimicrobial glass has a tablet shape with a maximum diameter value in a predetermined range.

Claim (Index 1):
A washing machine comprising:\n (i) a washtub; and (ii) an antimicrobial water unit housing an antimicrobial glass, where said antimicrobial glass includes, based upon the total weight of the glass:\n Ag 2 O in the range 5.5 to 10 wt %; \n P 2 O 5  in the range 55 to 75 wt %; \n CaO in the range 2 to 10 wt %; \n K 2 O in the range 5 to 20 wt %; \n Al 2 O 3  in the range 1 to 10 wt %; \n MgO in the range 5 to 20 wt %; and \n ZnO in an amount below 9.5 wt %, \n where the antimicrobial glass is in the form of a tablet having a maximum diameter of 5 to 20 mm, and the silver ion elution amount of the antimicrobial glass is in the range of 0.025 to 0.08 mg/g\u00b7liter, over 24 hours at 30\u00b0 C., which is measured by immersing 30 g of the antimicrobial glass in 1 liter of purified water at a temperature of 30\u00b0 C. and a pH of 6.5, maintaining the glass within a closed system for 24 hours with the temperature maintained, and then taking the measurement.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 35.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.24138
- Patent Class: 424.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['12224487', '12998497', '10564692', '13197312', '14085248']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7150482682518455
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4977487782850409
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6933183192551651
- Mean Citation Score: 206.705516
- Max Citation Score: 249.05437
- Similarity Product: 183.316887115494

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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