PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15869152
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-06
Patent Classification: ["525", "327100"]

Abstract:
Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are materials exhibiting molecular recognition of a target molecule. MIPs are synthesized in the presence of an aflatoxin template, a mimic to the targeted molecule, used as an imprint that is further washed away with suitable solvent after completion of the polymerization process, leaving a cavity in the polymer of the same stereochemistry, functionality and morphology to the template. When the MIP encounters an aflatoxin, the molecule is bound in the cavity with a receptor-like affinity.

Claim (Index 43):
A molecularly imprinted polymer comprising a crosslinked polymer made from monomers which are chemically bonded to each other, wherein the crosslinked polymer defines a plurality of cavities, wherein at least one of the cavities was made using an aflatoxin template having Formula (I): wherein R 1  is selected from H, C 1-6  alkyl, substituted C 1-6  alkyl, and a halo substituted C 1-6  alkyl; R 2  is selected from halo, C 1-6  alkyl, substituted C 1-6  alkyl, a halo substituted C 1-6  alkyl, CH 2 C(O)OR\u2032, and CH(C(O)OR\u2032) 2 ; wherein R\u2032 is selected from H, C 1-6  alkyl, and substituted C 1-6  alkyl; and R 3  is selected from H, C 1-6  alkoxy, and substituted C 1-6  alkyl, or wherein R 1  together with R 2  form a C 4-7  cycloalkyl ring, a halo substituted C 4-7  cycloalkyl ring, an oxo substituted C 4-7  cycloalkyl ring, C 4-7  cycloalkoxy ring, a hydroxy substituted C 4-7  cycloalkyl ring and a carboxylic group substituted C 4-7  cycloalkyl; and R 3  is selected from H, C 1-6  alkoxy, and substituted C 1-6  alkyl,\n wherein the at least one cavity is sized and/or shaped to allow an aflatoxin to be boundable therein.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 35.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.60714
- Patent Class: 525.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15235283', '13442693', '12870664', '10142502', '11247397']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7487630372701738
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5476412370176409
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7286508572449205
- Mean Citation Score: 260.678408
- Max Citation Score: 439.034
- Similarity Product: 404.2925880396366

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

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