PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15924255
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["422", "121000"]

Abstract:
An apparatus for treating a contaminated fluid has a UV lamp within a tubular housing. A plurality of baffles within the housing create meandering pathways parallel to the lamp for exposing the fluid to the UV light along the entire length of the pathways. A photocatalytic coating on the baffles and inner surfaces of the housing is maintained within a pre-set radial distance, preferably no more than about 75 mm, from the lamp for optimal creation of a photocatalytic reactant. The contaminated fluid flowing through the meandering pathways is maintained in close proximity to the lamp and has adequate time for exposure to the ultraviolet light and photocatalytic reactant for treatment before exiting the housing. The baffles are removably positioned within the housing for convenient maintenance or to alter the length of the pathways, without re-sizing the housing. This apparatus is considered an affordable and compact environmental protection device capable of “redefining pollution control” by potentially mitigating close to 100% of harmful bacteria and toxic compounds.

Claim (Index 1):
An apparatus for treatment of a contaminated fluid comprising:\n a tubular housing having an outer wall fluidly sealed at each end, and having an inlet and an outlet, wherein said inlet receives said contaminated fluid and creates at least one fluid stream thereof; an elongate lamp arrangement mounted centrally along the length of said housing for emitting ultraviolet light; a plurality of baffles arranged in a spaced relationship circumferentially about said lamp arrangement, each of said baffles extending radially between said lamp arrangement and said housing outer wall, and extending longitudinally between said housing ends, each baffle forming an opening at one end thereof, wherein said openings in adjacent baffles are located at opposed ends of said housing thereby creating a meandering pathway parallel to said lamp arrangement for said fluid stream from said inlet to said outlet to provide uninterrupted exposure to said ultraviolet light along the length of said pathway; and, a photocatalytic coating on at least said baffles and inner surfaces of said housing's outer wall within a pre-set radial distance of said lamp for exposure to said ultraviolet light to activate a photocatalytic reactant, so that said contaminated fluid flowing through said meandering pathway is continuously maintained in close proximity to said lamp arrangement and is provided adequate time for combined exposure to said ultraviolet light and said photocatalytic reactant to treat said fluid before exiting said housing through said outlet.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 32.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.83505
- Patent Class: 422.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['13963602', '12665003', '11862631', '11412940', '10294909']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7816544080253557
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4610642641798285
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7495953936408031
- Mean Citation Score: 183.123278
- Max Citation Score: 191.87619
- Similarity Product: 151.0369260922408

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