PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15781090
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-06
Publication Date: 2018-12
Patent Classification: ["424", "044000"]

Abstract:
The present invention relates to effervescent compositions of Metformin and optionally other anti-diabetic agents and processes for preparation thereof. More particularly provides an effervescent composition comprising Metformin, an acid and a base such that the composition is free of affirmatively added binders and granulating solvents. The effervescent composition of the present invention has retained carbon dioxide content of at least 90% of the input blend.

Claim (Index 12):
A process for preparation of an effervescent Metformin composition comprising the steps of:\n a) Processing an acid and a base through a twin screw processor; or b) Processing an acid, a base and Metformin or at least one pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, optionally with at least one other anti-diabetic agent through a twin screw processor; c) Mixing the product of step a) with Metformin or at least one pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and optionally at least one other anti-diabetic agent, and optionally at least one excipient followed, by compressing into tablets or filling into capsules or sachets; or d) Compressing the product of step b) into tablets or filling it into capsules or sachets; after optionally mixing with at least one other anti-diabetic agent or at least one excipient; wherein only a portion of acid is melted in Step (a) or Step (b) to serve as an in-situ granulating agent and the said process being free of affirmatively added binders and granulating solvents.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 9.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.4
- Patent Class: 424.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['12085722', '14414091', '15433987', '13509213', '13509210']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7017763676615402
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4860847118991983
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.680207202085306
- Mean Citation Score: 200.547082
- Max Citation Score: 203.4294
- Similarity Product: 147.0092848370075

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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