PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15758725
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["008", "09410R"]

Abstract:
Methods, apparatus and kits for modifying natural feathers that are used in sporting goods that result in long lasting feathers with increased mechanical stability, reliability and durability as well as improved flight consistency is disclosed. Some of the sporting goods that use natural feathers are badminton shuttlecocks, arrow fletchings, and darts. The disclosed methods consist of controlled treatment of feather shuttlecocks with crosslinking agents to crosslink the keratin protein present on the natural feathers of the shuttlecock.

Claim (Index 10):
The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more crosslinking agents are selected from the group consisting of NHS (N-hydroxysuccinimide); sulfo-NHS (N-hydroxysulfosuccinimide); EDC (1-Ethyl-3-[3-dimethylaminopropyl]); carbodiimide hydrochloride; SMCC (succinimidyl 4-(N-maleimidomethyl)cyclohexane-1-carboxylate); sulfo-SMCC; DSS (disuccinimidyl suberate); DSG (disuccinimidyl glutarate); DFDNB (1,5-difluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene); BS3 (bis(sulfosuccinimidyl)suberate); TSAT (tris-(succinimidyl)aminotriacetate); BS(PEG)5 (PEGylated bis(sulfosuccinimidyl)suberate); BS(PEG)9 (PEGylated bis(sulfosuccinimidyl)suberate); DSP(dithiobis(succinimidyl propionate)); DTSSP (3,3\u2032-dithiobis(sulfosuccinimidyl propionate)); DST(disuccinimidyl tartrate); BSOCOES (bis(2-(succinimidooxycarbonyloxy)ethyl)sulfone); EGS (ethylene glycol bis(succinimidyl succinate)); DMA (dimethyl adipimidate); DMP (dimethyl pimelimidate); DMS (dimethyl suberimidate); DTBP (Wang and Richard's Reagent); BM(PEG)2 (1,8-bismaleimido-diethyleneglycol); BM(PEG)3 (1,11-bismaleimido-triethyleneglycol); BMB (1,4-bismaleimidobutane); DTME (dithiobismaleimidoethane); BMH (bismaleimidohexane); BMOE (bismaleimidoethane); TMEA (tris(2-maleimidoethyl)amine); SPDP (succinimidyl 3-(2-pyridyldithio)propionate); SMCC (Succinimidyl trans-4-(maleimidylmethyl)cyclohexane-1-Carboxylate); SIA (succinimidyl iodoacetate); SBAP (succinimidyl 3-(bromoacetamido)propionate); STAB (succinimidyl (4-iodoacetyl)aminobenzoate); Sulfo-SIAB (sulfosuccinimidyl (4-iodoacetyl)aminobenzoate); AMAS (N-\u03b1-maleimidoacet-oxysuccinimide ester); BMPS (N-\u03b2-maleimidopropyl-oxysuccinimide ester); GMBS (N-\u03b3-maleimidobutyryl-oxysuccinimide ester); Sulfo-GMBS (N-\u03b3-maleimidobutyryl-oxysulfosuccinimide ester); MBS (m-maleimidobenzoyl-N-hydroxysuccinimide ester); Sulfo-MBS (m-maleimidobenzoyl-N-hydroxysulfosuccinimide ester); SMCC (succinimidyl 4-(N-maleimidomethyl)cyclohexane-1-carboxylate); Sulfo-SMCC (sulfosuccinimidyl 4-(N-maleimidomethyl)cyclohexane-1-carboxylate); EMCS (N-\u03f5-malemidocaproyl-oxysuccinimide ester); Sulfo-EMCS (N-\u03f5-maleimidocaproyl-oxysulfosuccinimide ester); SMPB (succinimidyl 4-(p-maleimidophenyl)butyrate); Sulfo-SMPB (sulfosuccinimidyl 4-(N-maleimidophenyl)butyrate); SMPH (Succinimidyl 6-((beta-maleimidopropionamido)hexanoate)); LC-SMCC (succinimidyl 4-(N-maleimidomethyl) cyclohexane-1-carboxy-(6-amidocaproate)); Sulfo-KMUS N-\u03ba-maleimidoundecanoyl-oxysulfosuccinimide ester); SPDP (succinimidyl 3-(2-pyridyldithio)propionate); LC-SPDP (succinimidyl 6-(3(2-pyridyldithio)propionamido) hexanoate); LC-SPDP (succinimidyl 6-(3(2-pyridyldithio)propionamido)hexanoate); Sulfo-LC-SPDP (sulfosuccinimidyl 6-(3\u2032-(2-pyridyldithio)propionamido)hexanoate); SMPT (4-succinimidyloxycarbonyl-alpha-methyl-\u03b1(2-pyridyldithio)toluene); PEG4-SPDP (PEGylated, long-chain SPDP crosslinker); PEG12-SPDP (PEGylated, long-chain SPDP crosslinker); SM(PEG)2 (PEGylated SMCC crosslinker); SM(PEG)4 (PEGylated SMCC crosslinker); SM(PEG)6 (PEGylated, long-chain SMCC crosslinker); SM(PEG)8 (PEGylated, long-chain SMCC crosslinker); SM(PEG)12 (PEGylated, long-chain SMCC crosslinker); SM(PEG)24 (PEGylated, long-chain SMCC crosslinker) BMPH (N-\u03b2-maleimidopropionic acid hydrazide); EMCH (N-\u03f5-maleimidocaproic acid hydrazide); MPBH (4-(4-N-maleimidophenyl)butyric acid hydrazide); KMUH (N-\u03ba-maleimidoundecanoic acid hydrazide); PDPH (3-(2-pyridyldithio)propionyl hydrazide); ATFB-SE (4-Azido-2,3,5,6-Tetrafluorobenzoic Acid, Succinimidyl Ester); ANB-NOS (N-5 -azido-2-nitrobenzoyloxysuccinimide); SDA (NHS-Diazirine) (succinimidyl 4,4\u2032-azipentanoate); LC-SDA (NHS-LC-Diazirine) (succinimidyl 6-(4,4\u2032-azipentanamido)hexanoate); SDAD (NHS-SS-Diazirine) (succinimidyl 2-((4,4\u2032-azipentanamido)ethyl)-1,3\u2032-dithiopropionate); Sulfo-SDA (Sulfo-NHS-Diazirine) (sulfosuccinimidyl 4,4\u2032-azipentanoate); Sulfo-LC-SDA (Sulfo-NHS-LC-Diazirine) (sulfosuccinimidyl 6-(4,4\u2032-azipentanamido)hexanoate); Sulfo-SDAD (Sulfo-NHS-SS-Diazirine) (sulfosuccinimidyl 2-((4,4\u2032-azipentanamido)ethyl)-1,3\u2032-dithiopropionate); SPB (succinimidyl-[4-(psoralen-8-yloxy)]-butyrate); Sulfo-SANPAH (sulfosuccinimidyl 6-(4\u2032-azido-2\u2032-nitrophenylamino)hexanoate); DCC (dicyclohexylcarbodiimide); EDC (1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride); gluteraldehyde; formaldehyde; and any combination thereof.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 84.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.5
- Patent Class: 8.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: closed
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15108753', '12082642', '16300192', '14361297', '13817823']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8109290008357996
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5066582693476874
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7805019276869883
- Mean Citation Score: 243.707806
- Max Citation Score: 289.23645
- Similarity Product: 239.32012581673263

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

Dataset: test