PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16429298
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-06
Publication Date: 2019-12
Patent Classification: ["210", "754000"]

Abstract:
Described herein are various methods, systems, and apparatus for reducing and eliminating biofilms from hydrocarbons. A combination of oxidizing agents and radiation of certain wavelengths forms a synergistic reaction. The synergistic reaction generates EMODs, which are effective in reducing microbial count and eliminating or blocking biofilm formation, particularly in anaerobic environments. This synergistic reaction has a relationship to EMOD creation and has a detrimental effect on Microbial Contamination (MC), Microbial Influenced Corrosion (MIC) and biofilm creation. MC, MIC and biofilm can be eliminated or greatly reduced with the treatment methods in or on equipment including pipelines, storage tanks, and refinery processing equipment.

Claim (Index 16):
A device for reducing microbial concentration and/or biofilm formation in a hydrocarbon, water associated with hydrocarbon, water injection wells, hydrocarbon production wells or reservoirs, or hydrocarbon collection, storage or transportation, or other contaminated substances associated with hydrocarbons, or for reducing biofilms formed on a surface of the hydrocarbon, the water, the other contaminated substances with hydrocarbons, or equipment involved in the storage, transport, or processing the hydrocarbon, the water or the contaminated substances associated with hydrocarbons, comprising:\n a hydrocarbon and/or water and other associated fluids container; an oxidizing agent introducing component for introducing a composition comprising oxidizing agent compound to hydrocarbon and/or water and other associated fluids to be treated, and a radiation emitting component for creating radiation of certain wavelengths, wherein the composition comprising the oxidizing agent compound functions together with the radiation of certain wavelengths to lead to a synergistic reaction.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 62.0
- Percentile: 100.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.58667
- Patent Class: 210.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['16400302', '16014406', '14809444', '14241217', '14505865']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8124683268910565
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.568034988997611
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.788024993101712
- Mean Citation Score: 309.82395600000007
- Max Citation Score: 460.63458
- Similarity Product: 421.3357929364837

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 0
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 0
- Combined Label: 0
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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