PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15937446
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["435", "091100"]

Abstract:
A method for preserving and processing cell-free nucleic acids located within a blood sample is disclosed, wherein a blood sample containing cell-free nucleic acids is treated to reduce both blood cell lysis and nuclease activity within the blood sample. The treatment of the sample aids in increasing the amount of cell-free nucleic acids that can be identified and tested while maintaining the structure and integrity of the nucleic acids.

Claim (Index 46):
The direct draw blood tube of  claim 17 , including one or more protease inhibitors.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 2.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.6
- Patent Class: 435.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15601682', '15894077', '14071969', '12704030', '13648415']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6363178960418412
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5630707126294042
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6289931777005975
- Mean Citation Score: 384.25828999999993
- Max Citation Score: 451.23248
- Similarity Product: 344.62539839569087

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

Dataset: test