PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16429298
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-06
Publication Date: 2019-12
Patent Classification: ["210", "754000"]

Abstract:
Described herein are various methods, systems, and apparatus for reducing and eliminating biofilms from hydrocarbons. A combination of oxidizing agents and radiation of certain wavelengths forms a synergistic reaction. The synergistic reaction generates EMODs, which are effective in reducing microbial count and eliminating or blocking biofilm formation, particularly in anaerobic environments. This synergistic reaction has a relationship to EMOD creation and has a detrimental effect on Microbial Contamination (MC), Microbial Influenced Corrosion (MIC) and biofilm creation. MC, MIC and biofilm can be eliminated or greatly reduced with the treatment methods in or on equipment including pipelines, storage tanks, and refinery processing equipment.

Claim (Index 1):
A method for reducing microbial concentration and/or biofilm formation in a target selected from a hydrocarbon, water associated with hydrocarbon, water injection wells, hydrocarbon production wells or reservoirs, or hydrocarbon collection, storage or transportation, or other contaminated substances associated with hydrocarbons, or for reducing biofilms formed on a surface of the hydrocarbon, the water, the other contaminated substances with hydrocarbons, or equipment involved in the storage, transport, or processing the hydrocarbon, the water or the contaminated substances associated with hydrocarbons, comprising:\n introducing to a target involved in the storage, transport, or processing of the hydrocarbon, the water, or the other contaminated substances associated with hydrocarbons, an effective amount of a composition comprising an irradiated oxidizing agent exposed to radiation of certain wavelengths resulting in a synergistic reaction between the oxidizing agent and radiation.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 62.0
- Percentile: 100.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.58667
- Patent Class: 210.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['16400302', '16014406', '14809444', '14241217', '14505865']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8135651122351343
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5642411474760006
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.788632715759221
- Mean Citation Score: 309.82395600000007
- Max Citation Score: 460.63458
- Similarity Product: 395.5306495060767

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

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