PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16137829
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-09
Publication Date: 2019-04
Patent Classification: ["475", "206000"]

Abstract:
A drive unit utilizing a double planetary differential and an overdriven gear to shift torque between output shafts. The drive unit includes a motor, a differential caging housing a planetary differential and in driving engagement with two output shafts, a planetary carrier, a first gear, a second gear, and two variably engageable clutches. The planetary carrier supports the planetary differential and is drivingly engaged with a first output shaft. The first gear is capable of being overdriven and is in driving engagement with the motor and the variably engaged clutches. The second gear is in driving engagement with the motor and the differential caging. The first clutch is disposed between the first gear and the second output shaft and the second clutch is disposed between the first gear and the planetary carrier. When the clutches are actuated, torque is shifted between the output shafts via the first gear.

Claim (Index 18):
A method for selectively shifting torque between output shafts of a vehicle, comprising:\n providing a motor; providing a first gear in driving engagement with the motor; providing a second gear in driving engagement with the motor; providing a differential caging having a third gear in driving engagement with a planetary differential gear arrangement disposed therein, wherein the planetary differential gear arrangement is in driving engagement with a first output shaft; providing a planetary gear carrier configured to support at least a portion of the planetary differential gear arrangement, wherein the planetary gear carrier is in driving engagement with a second output shaft; providing a pinion gear disposed between the motor and at least one of the first and second gears, wherein the pinion gear includes a first pinion and a second pinion, and wherein the second pinion is in driving engagement with at least one of the first and second gears; providing a first variably engageable clutch disposed between the first gear and the first output shaft; providing a second variably engageable clutch disposed between the first gear and the planetary gear carrier; selectively shifting torque from the motor to the first output shaft by selectively engaging the first variably engageable clutch; and selectively shifting torque from the motor to the second output shaft via the planetary gear carrier by selectively engaging the second variably engageable clutch.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 20.0
- Percentile: 97.0
- Lexical Diversity: 3.09615
- Patent Class: 475.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14991201', '14275950', '14010672', '14982566', '14469972']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7294546424906081
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.561407710954702
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7126499493370175
- Mean Citation Score: 309.695296
- Max Citation Score: 444.75128
- Similarity Product: 402.1842236211396

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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