PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15959390
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["034", "218000"]

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a sealed and ventilated receptacle for storing equipment, such as firefighter turnout gear, that generally includes a base, at least one sidewall extending from the base, and a top wall that covers the opposite end of the sidewall. A sealable door may be positioned on the sidewall to access the inside of the receptacle and to prevent any contaminants from exiting the receptacle. The receptacle may also include an intake fan and exhaust fan that are each connected to a duct for providing fresh air to and removing contaminated air from the inside of the receptacle. The receptacle may further include a temperature control unit for regulating the temperature inside of the receptacle. Additionally, a hook for hanging a firefighter coat, trousers, or other items may also be included on the inside of the receptacle.

Claim (Index 1):
A receptacle configured to store firefighter turnout gear in a vehicle, said receptacle comprising: a plurality of walls configured to define a volume of an enclosure having an opening into an interior of said enclosure; a door hinged to at least a portion of said plurality of walls, being configured to occupy an open position to allow access to said enclosed volume, and further configured to cover said opening in a closed position; means for sealing said door when in said closed position to form an air-tight enclosure; and a ventilating system configured to ventilate said enclosure with respect to an exterior of the vehicle, when said door is sealed in said closed position, said ventilation system configured to provide air into said enclosure and to remove air from said enclosure to ventilate the firefighter turnout gear stored in said enclosure; wherein said ventilation system comprises an intake duct configured to extend from said receptacle, being in fluid communication with the outside of the vehicle to provide air into said enclosure, and an exhaust duct configured to extend from said receptacle at a different location than said intake duct, being in fluid communication with the outside of the vehicle at a different location than said intake duct; at least one hook secured to said interior of said enclosure, being configured to hang a protective coat and trousers of the firefighter turnout gear.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 20.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.92405
- Patent Class: 34.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14145063', '14756577', '15898249', '11440364', '11682803']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6746083595155488
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5319530341824199
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6603428269822359
- Mean Citation Score: 171.935808
- Max Citation Score: 381.72546
- Similarity Product: 367.7651863144685

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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