PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15761808
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["356", "436000"]

Abstract:
One or more homogenizing elements are employed in a flow through, multi-detector optical measurement system. The homogenizing elements correct for problems common to multi-detector flow-through systems such as peak tailing and non-uniform sample profile within the measurement cell. The homogenizing elements include coiled inlet tubing, a flow distributor near the inlet of the cell, and a flow distributor at the outlet of the cell. This homogenization of the sample mimics plug flow within the measurement cell and enables each detector to view the same sample composition in each individual corresponding viewed sample volume. This system is particularly beneficial when performing multiangle light scattering (MALS) measurements of narrow chromatographic peaks such as those produced by ultra-high pressure liquid chromatography (UHPLC).

Claim (Index 26):
A device for homogenizing a liquid mixture, comprising a pure solvent into which has been added a sample aliquot, before insertion of said mixture into a flow-through cell containing both inlet and outlet apertures, where homogenizing means include one or more of the following elements through which said mixture is confined to flow before entering said flow-through cell:\n A. a coiled tube where the ratio of bend radius to bore radius is less than 50; B. a flow distributor through which said mixture passes prior to entry into said cell inlet.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 65.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.59756
- Patent Class: 356.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13896120', '15727398', '10665903', '12148358', '13480590']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.647737944781621
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5141120002545633
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6343753503289151
- Mean Citation Score: 193.25978
- Max Citation Score: 230.60968
- Similarity Product: 133.55918175430298

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

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