knowledge-acquisition-claim-decomposition

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Independent/dependent claim parsing, element extraction, and feature mapping to technical domains

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Claim Decomposition

Parses patent claims into their structural components — identifying independent vs. dependent claims, extracting individual elements, and mapping features to technical domains.

Stages

1. Independent Claim Identification

Identify all independent claims (method, apparatus, system, composition)
Determine claim category (process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter)
Extract the preamble, transitional phrase, and body of each independent claim

2. Dependent Claim Tree Construction

Map dependency relationships (which claims depend on which)
Build the full claim tree hierarchy
Identify claim sets (groups of dependents narrowing the same independent)

3. Element Extraction

Parse each claim into individual elements (limitations)
Identify structural elements vs. functional elements
Extract means-plus-function limitations and their corresponding structure

4. Feature Mapping to Technical Domains

Map extracted elements to technical feature categories
Identify which elements correspond to known technology components
Create feature-to-claim mapping for scope analysis

Available SOPs

SOP	Role
claim-parsing	Core parsing of claim text into structured elements
patent-categorization	Classify claim elements by technical domain
quality-scoring	Assess claim quality based on structure and specificity

Execution Guidance

Always start with independent claims — they define the broadest protection
Transitional phrases matter: "comprising" (open) vs. "consisting of" (closed)
Means-plus-function claims (35 USC 112(f)) have narrower scope than they appear
Method claims and apparatus claims may cover the same invention differently
Count elements carefully — more elements = narrower claim scope

Yield Report

Report to calling strategy after each execution:

Number of claims parsed (independent + dependent)
Total elements extracted
Claim tree depth (max dependency chain)
Feature categories identified

Available SOPs

Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.

SOP	When to use
claim-parsing	Patent claim syntax parsing — independent/dependent relationships and element extraction
patent-categorization	Classify patents by tech subdomain, application scenario, and value chain position
quality-scoring	Multi-dimensional patent quality assessment — forward citations, family size, claim count, geographic breadth