PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16163867
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-10
Publication Date: 2019-03
Patent Classification: ["102", "449000"]

Abstract:
Herein we describe embodiments of shotgun shells, methods for loading such shotgun shells, and methods for using them. In some embodiments, the shotgun shells utilize a multi-component wad system with a biodegradable powder wad that stays intact through the firing process, and a separate and chemically distinct biodegradable shot wad that breaks apart within one meter after being shot out of the barrel of a shotgun. A clean release of the shot can be obtained, providing both high performance and biodegradability. The biodegradable shot wad can be a biodegradable polyester.

Claim (Index 38):
The shotgun shell of  claim 31 , wherein said biodegradable powder wad comprises a biodegradable material selected from the group consisting of wool felt, cork, fiber, and paperboard.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 97.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.67797
- Patent Class: 102.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: closed
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15926523', '15926452', '14303496', '14823769', '11813953']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7991980430956277
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.6378234428907752
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7830605830751424
- Mean Citation Score: 458.85888
- Max Citation Score: 749.8041400000003
- Similarity Product: 543.4671061016359

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