PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16221365
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-12
Publication Date: 2019-05
Patent Classification: ["424", "401000"]

Abstract:
Disclosed is a composition that begins as a multi-phase structure including a plurality of immiscible liquids that, upon agitation, encapsulates and suspends one of the plurality of liquids (e.g., in spheres). In some embodiments, the composition includes a water phase and an anhydrous phase. The composition can include a thickener added to the water phase to allow the water molecules to encapsulate the anhydrous phase into spheres. The formed spheres are stable and can be configured to last for specific durations depending on modifications to the formula. In some embodiments, the spheres can release back into the multi-phase structure after a specific period of time. The formulations disclosed herein can act as a vehicle or a base formulation to which additional ingredients can be added. The disclosed formulation, in addition to enabling the intermixing of two immiscible liquids, can provide a number of additional benefits.

Claim (Index 1):
A composition suitable for application to the skin or hair as a cosmetic comprising:\n A. an aqueous phase that makes up at least 25 wt. % of the composition, the aqueous phase comprising sclerotium gum in a concentration of 0.1-1.5 wt. % of the aqueous phase, a preservative component in an amount that detectably inhibits bacterial growth in the aqueous phase, and water, the water forming at least 55% of the aqueous phase; and B. an oil phase that makes up at least 10 wt. % of the composition, the oil phase comprising (a) an emollient component composed of one or more silicone emollients having a density of about 0.6 g/cm3-about 0.9 g/cm3 and (b) a hydrocarbon component composed of at least one of an aqueous-insoluble, silicone oil-soluble hydrocarbon having an 8-25 carbon backbone, the hydrocarbon being a branched hydrocarbon; a mixture of hydrolyzed, reduced, or hydrolyzed and reduced natural fatty acids; or a combination thereof; wherein (i) the oil phase and aqueous phase together make up at least 85 wt. % of the composition, (ii) the first and second phases are in contact with one another and (1) spontaneously form a first state in which the entirety of the first phase is separated from the second phase except at the interface of the first and second phases and (2) are capable of forming a second state that is formable through agitation of the composition and in which a majority of the anhydrous phase is suspended in a plurality of separated spherical portions within the aqueous phase, a majority of the spherical portions being capable of remaining stable in the second state for a period of at least 1 month without further agitation.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 62.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.96341
- Patent Class: 424.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12253624', '14194255', '14289703', '11430599', '15625340']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7636887733296516
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4804949083133902
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7353693868280254
- Mean Citation Score: 189.537876
- Max Citation Score: 199.94911
- Similarity Product: 146.357348378455

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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