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 14):
The method of  claim 1 , wherein the wavelength, intensity, duration time and/or location relative to the target to be treated, of the radiation, is determined on the basis of any one or more of the, specific gravity, hydrocarbon density and light absorbing quality of the hydrocarbon, the water, or the other contaminated substances to be stored, transported, or processed with the target, the size and shape of the target thereof, whether the hydrocarbon is to be stored, transported, or processed with the target under aerobic or anaerobic conditions, pH of the hydrocarbon, salinity of the hydrocarbon, consortium or population characteristics of the microorganism present in the hydrocarbon, the microbial content of the hydrocarbon, the water, or the other contaminated substances and the microbial content of the biofilms.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 62.0
- Percentile: 100.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.58667
- Patent Class: 210.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['16400302', '16014406', '14809444', '14241217', '14505865']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8304536240267297
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5682766476767702
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8042359263917338
- Mean Citation Score: 309.82395600000007
- Max Citation Score: 460.63458
- Similarity Product: 407.6251648474467

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

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