PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15779459
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["506", "013000"]

Abstract:
In accordance with embodiments herein a method for capturing cells of interest in a digital microfluidic system is provided, comprising utilizing a droplet actuator to transport a sample droplet to a microwell device. The microwell device includes a substrate having a plurality of microwells that open onto a droplet operations surface of the microwell device. The sample droplet includes cells of interest that enter the microwells. The method introduces capture beads to the microwells, and the capture elements are immobilized on the capture beads. The method utilizes the droplet actuator to transport a cell lysis reagent droplet to the microwell device. Portions of the cell lysis reagent droplet enter the microwells and, during an incubation period, cause the cells of interest to release analyte that is captured by the capture elements on the capture beads.

Claim (Index 16):
The system of  claim 14 , wherein the droplet operations gap is configured to retain a filler fluid including the sample droplet containing the cells of interest.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 65.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.26562
- Patent Class: 506.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14225879', '15564416', '12531835', '15559380', '12921256']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6069670271784547
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.506504427855077
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.596920767246117
- Mean Citation Score: 255.851992
- Max Citation Score: 263.1857
- Similarity Product: 184.99561098485592

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

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