PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15752955
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["528", "348000"]

Abstract:
Methods are described for treatment of aramid fibers to modify the surface of the fibers. The treated fibers have improved adhesion to elastomer materials as compared to untreated fibers. Modification methods include irradiating the fibers, compressing and straining the fibers under a constant pull force and immersing the fibers in a coupling agent fluid. The treated fibers can be used with elastomers and provide reinforcement elements in products such as tires.

Claim (Index 1):
A method for modifying the surface of an aramid fiber, the method comprising:\n a. contacting the aramid fiber with an acid solution to form a pre-treated aramid fiber; b. removing the aramid fiber of step (a) from the acid solution and immersing the pre-treated aramid fiber in a liquid; c. irradiating the pre-treated aramid fiber in the liquid to modify the surface of the aramid fiber; and d. removing the aramid fiber from the liquid.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 30.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.46154
- Patent Class: 528.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14155456', '14763620', '15292798', '11527174', '14155449']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7170031751817472
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4704983556753889
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6923526932311113
- Mean Citation Score: 150.82793
- Max Citation Score: 162.86928
- Similarity Product: 116.78088629138944

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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