PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16422325
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-05
Publication Date: 2019-09
Patent Classification: ["210", "636000"]

Abstract:
The disclosure relates to a system and method for cleaning filters, such as membrane filters. More particularly, a method and system are disclosed for retaining a plurality of small particulates, preferably in the shape of beads, which contact sludge or other despots on the membrane filters to remove unwanted debris that would otherwise form on the cleaning filters. In various embodiments, the plurality of small particulates are retained in a permeable enclosure formed of wedgewire.

Claim (Index 12):
A system for cleaning a filtration membrane module, comprising at least two removable housing structures that each include a filtration membrane, each of said at least two removable housing structures completely surrounding said filtration membrane, each of said at least two removable housing structures having a screen on each of four sides, top and bottom of said at least two removable housing structures, said at least two removable housing structures containing a plurality of biologically inert particles that when set in circulation adjacent the at least two filtration membranes, cleaning the filtration membrane modules by mechanically abrading deposits situated on outer surfaces of the at least two filtration membranes, wherein said plurality of biologically inert particles are of a size larger than regularly spaced orifices of the at least two screen so as to restrain the biologically inert particles within the at least two removable housing structures; and\n wherein the at least two removable housing structures are devoid of any opening through which said plurality of biologically inert particles can escape; and wherein said plurality of biologically inert particles are non-porous, are approximately 2 mm to 4 mm in diameter, and have a density between 1.0 g/ml and 1.10 g/ml.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 8.0
- Percentile: 100.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.59615
- Patent Class: 210.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15817798', '16131168', '13717494', '12988667', '14348658']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.795462510388116
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5758126877463661
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.773497528123941
- Mean Citation Score: 375.708994
- Max Citation Score: 456.55325
- Similarity Product: 447.4513657163382

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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