PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15926523
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-09
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 4):
The shotgun shell of  claim 1 , wherein said biodegradable powder wad comprises a biodegradable polyester.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 8.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.67797
- Patent Class: 102.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15926452', '14303496', '14823769', '11813953', '14548073']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7657553684591129
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.6168663704280923
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7508664686560108
- Mean Citation Score: 354.620824
- Max Citation Score: 604.4493
- Similarity Product: 503.7496025101841

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

Dataset: test