PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15983815
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["209", "132000"]

Abstract:
A method of separating a plurality of particles ( 14 ) from a portion of fluid, comprising directing the plurality of particles ( 14 ) into a microchannel ( 12 ). A first portion ( 16 ) of particles ( 14 ) is focused into an equilibrium position in the microchannel ( 12 ). The focused first portion ( 16 ) is directed into a first outlet ( 18 ) aligned with the equilibrium position. A portion of the fluid is directed into one or more outlets ( 20, 22 ). A microfluidic device ( 10 ) for separating a plurality of particles ( 14 ) from a portion of fluid, comprising a microchannel ( 12 ) having a first aspect ratio and a length L, thereby focusing the particles ( 14 ) directed therein into an equilibrium position in the microchannel, wherein at least a first portion ( 16 ) of the particles ( 14 ) focuses at distance X from a beginning of the microchannel ( 12 ). A first outlet ( 18 ) disposed after distance X and aligned with the equilibrium position to receive at least the first portion ( 16 ) of the particles ( 14 ) after the first portion ( 16 ) focuses into an equilibrium position in the microchannel ( 12 ). At least a second outlet ( 20 ) for receiving a second portion of the particles ( 14 ) before the second portion focuses into an equilibrium position.

Claim (Index 7):
The microfluidic device of  claim 1 , wherein the chamber outlets have a fluidic resistance r and the main outlet has a fluidic resistance R, the ratio therebetween represented by r/R, wherein r/R is between about 1 and 100.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 13.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 3.76812
- Patent Class: 209.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14376450', '15726710', '14346290', '14429280', '15424048']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6364197395343559
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5701588028889026
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6297936458698106
- Mean Citation Score: 276.288232
- Max Citation Score: 471.31497
- Similarity Product: 386.2948276031847

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

Dataset: test