PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16042863
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-07
Publication Date: 2020-01
Patent Classification: ["210", "170080"]

Abstract:
A septic tank system includes a multiple compartmented (or chambered) supplemental tank. The supplemental tank has a cover/lid with a plurality of strategically situated access holes (both small and large ports) for servicing the various chambers from above ground.

Claim (Index 12):
A method for making an improved septic tank system for a single household or small business, said tank system including a primary septic tank, at least one of a leach field and an infiltration pit, said method comprising:\n (a) providing the tank system with a supplemental tank between the primary septic tank and the leach field and/or the infiltration pit, said supplemental tank being divided into a plurality of adjacent chambers, at least one of said adjacent chambers including means for converting ammonia to nitrogen gas, reducing biochemical oxygen demand and reducing total suspended solids; and (b) providing the supplemental tank with tank cover lid having three or more substantially vertical access ports that extend from the plurality of adjacent chambers in the supplemental tank, through said cover lid and to an above ground area, said three or more access ports providing means for performing at least one of: (i) adding one or more supplemental organics to one or more of said plurality of adjacent chambers; (ii) removing solid and/or liquid phase media from one or more of said plurality of adjacent chambers; (iii) adding bacterial seed sludge to enhance biochemical reactions; (iv) changing out aeration tubing and/or hoses from within one or more of said plurality of adjacent chambers; and (v) collecting samples from one or more of said plurality of adjacent chambers for operation, maintenance, troubleshooting and/or regulatory monitoring.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 2.0
- Percentile: 95.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.21622
- Patent Class: 210.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15171799', '15403005', '11521526', '13305708', '13342916']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7807722076795014
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4826466893281695
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7509596558443683
- Mean Citation Score: 170.29972400000003
- Max Citation Score: 180.40997
- Similarity Product: 121.09118929290354

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

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