PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15868418
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2019-07
Patent Classification: ["424", "489000"]

Abstract:
A method of using ZnO particles for the treatment of colon cancer and a method of using the particles for reducing the concentration of an organic contaminant in an aqueous solution is described. The ZnO particles are substantially spherical and may have nanopetals that provide a nanoflower morphology. The synthesis and characterization of the ZnO particles is also discussed.

Claim (Index 10):
A method of reducing a concentration of an organic contaminant in an aqueous solution, the method comprising:\n contacting ZnO nanoflowers with the aqueous solution comprising the contaminant at a contaminant concentration of 1 mg/L-1 g/L; and irradiating the ZnO nanoflowers while in contact with the aqueous solution; wherein the ZnO nanoflowers have a generally spherical shape with a diameter of 1.5-3.5 \u03bcm, wherein a surface of the ZnO nanoflowers has nanopetals of 50-200 nm thickness extending 100-500 nm from the surface, the nanopetals traversing the surface with lengths of 500 nm-2 \u03bcm, and wherein the ZnO nanoflowers reduce the concentration of the organic contaminant in the aqueous solution by adsorption and/or photocatalytic degradation.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.58974
- Patent Class: 424.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14596084', '15794034', '13737840', '13342104', '11804215']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6533041426493095
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4953275654441516
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6375064849287937
- Mean Citation Score: 173.72976599999996
- Max Citation Score: 196.0343
- Similarity Product: 136.04656675890683

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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