PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15888238
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-06
Patent Classification: ["422", "533000"]

Abstract:
A mechanical separator for separating a fluid sample into first and second phases within a collection container is disclosed. The mechanical separator may have a separator body having a through-hole defined therein, with the through-hole adapted for allowing fluid to pass therethrough. The separator body includes a float, having a first density, and a ballast, having a second density greater than the first density. A portion of the float is connected to a portion of the ballast. Optionally, the float may include a first extended tab adjacent a first opening of the through-hole and a second extended tab adjacent the second opening of the through-hole. In certain configurations, the separator body also includes an extended tab band disposed about an outer surface of the float. The separator body may also include an engagement band circumferentially disposed about at least a portion of the separator body.

Claim (Index 7):
A separation assembly for enabling separation of a fluid sample into first and second phases, comprising:\n a collection container having a first end, a second end, and a sidewall extending therebetween, the collection container defining a longitudinal axis between the first end and the second end; and a mechanical separator comprising a separator body having a through-hole defined therein and at least one sealing perimeter, the separator body adapted to transition from a first initial position in which the through-hole is oriented in an open position for allowing fluid to pass therethrough, to a second sealing position in which the through-hole is oriented in a closed position for preventing fluid from being received therethrough, upon applied centrifugal force, wherein, in the second sealing position, the at least one sealing perimeter sealingly engages a portion of the sidewall of the collection container to prevent fluid from passing between the mechanical separator and the sidewall and to prevent fluid from passing through the through-hole, and wherein at least a portion of the through-hole is oriented in a first orientation with respect to the longitudinal axis of the collection container in the first initial position, and wherein at least a portion of the through-hole is oriented in a second orientation with respect to the longitudinal axis of the collection container in the second sealing position, the second orientation being different than the first orientation.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 13.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.46875
- Patent Class: 422.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12780432', '15888286', '15888247', '13956779', '13956699']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8753090161080104
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5936099096103186
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8471391054582412
- Mean Citation Score: 508.20868200000007
- Max Citation Score: 529.3587
- Similarity Product: 525.8172453363238

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

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