PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15764395
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["127", "034000"]

Abstract:
A process is disclosed for converting cellulose to nanocellulose. The process comprises dissolving a cellulose feedstock in an inorganic molten salt solvent medium. The solvent medium is substantially proton free. The solvent medium may contain a proton scavenger. The process is carried out at relatively low temperatures, and requires little input of mechanical energy.

Claim (Index 1):
A process for converting cellulose to nanocellulose, said process comprising the steps of:\n a. contacting a feedstock comprising a cellulose component with a substantially proton-free inorganic molten salt solvent medium, thereby dissolving the cellulose component of the feedstock; b. adding an anti-solvent to the inorganic molten salt solvent medium, thereby precipitating nanocellulose; c. separating the nanocellulose from the inorganic molten salt solvent medium wherein the inorganic molten salt solvent medium comprises a proton scavenger.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 10.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.42857
- Patent Class: 127.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['13235575', '13391752', '12880241', '14092906', '14673842']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6257576579683003
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4811812622657588
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6113000183980462
- Mean Citation Score: 135.07431200000002
- Max Citation Score: 140.23923
- Similarity Product: 114.8886803798282

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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