PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16031880
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-07
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["506", "016000"]

Abstract:
Methods and systems for sorting droplets are provided. In some cases, occupied droplets may be sorted from unoccupied droplets. In some cases, singularly occupied droplets may be sorted from unoccupied droplets and multiply occupied droplets. Methods and systems for sorting cell beads are provided. In some cases, cell beads may be sorted from particles unoccupied with cell derivatives. In some cases, singularly occupied cell beads may be sorted from unoccupied particles and multiply occupied cell beads. Methods and systems for selectively polymerizing droplets based on occupancy and size of the droplets are provided.

Claim (Index 1):
A method for sorting droplets, comprising:\n (a) bringing a first phase in contact with a second phase immiscible with said first phase, to generate a plurality of droplets, wherein said plurality of droplets comprises (i) a first subset of droplets each including, and not more than, one biological particle, and (ii) a second subset of droplets each either having more than one biological particle or not having any biological particle, wherein said biological particle is a cell, a derivative of a cell, or a constituent of a cell; (b) directing said plurality of droplets along a first channel towards an intersection of said first channel with at least a second channel and a third channel; and (c) separating at least a portion of said first subset of said plurality of droplets from at least a portion of said second subset of said plurality of droplets, wherein upon separation, said at least said portion of said first subset of said plurality of droplets flows along said second channel and said at least said portion of said second subset of said plurality of droplets flows along said third channel.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 14.0
- Percentile: 95.0
- Lexical Diversity: 3.05882
- Patent Class: 506.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15842687', '15887947', '15977861', '15977824', '15977805']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.5397205633149891
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5008466539834402
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.5358331723818343
- Mean Citation Score: 237.13144000000003
- Max Citation Score: 263.55545
- Similarity Product: 197.74917039102613

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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