PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16224756
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-12
Publication Date: 2019-07
Patent Classification: ["422", "602000"]

Abstract:
The invention provides methods of making laminated devices (especially microchannel devices) in which plates are assembled and welded together. Unlike conventional microchannel devices, the inventive laminated devices can be made without brazing or diffusion bonding; thus providing significant advantages for manufacturing. Features such as expansion joints and external welded supports are also described. Laminated devices and methods of conducting unit operations in laminated devices are also described.

Claim (Index 36):
The laminated chemical processor of  claim 26  wherein the sheets have a thickness of between 0.02 cm and 0.3 cm.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 20.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.38889
- Patent Class: 422.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13276311', '15390249', '11255633', '10306722', '13039303']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8201320126681508
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5180179004132373
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7899206014426594
- Mean Citation Score: 261.570666
- Max Citation Score: 357.39188
- Similarity Product: 208.3277485740566

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

Dataset: test