PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15867395
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["198", "850000"]

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a multi-link conveyor chain which may be used (for example) in the glass industry and to a retaining member for use in the multi-link conveyor chain.

Claim (Index 1):
A multi-link conveyor chain adapted to provide a substantially flat horizontal surface driveable between a first processing station and a second processing station by engagement with a drive sprocket, said multi-link conveyor chain comprising:\n a plurality of elongate pins spaced apart in substantially parallel relationship consisting of multiple triplets of elongate pins being a first elongate pin adjacent to a second elongate pin adjacent to a third elongate pin,\n wherein the first elongate pin has a first end extending beyond a first edge of the substantially flat horizontal surface and a second end extending beyond a second edge of the substantially flat horizontal surface, \n wherein the second elongate pin has a first end extending beyond a first edge of the substantially flat horizontal surface and a second end extending beyond a second edge of the substantially flat horizontal surface, \n wherein the third elongate pin has a first end extending beyond the first edge of the substantially flat horizontal surface and a second end extending beyond the second edge of the substantially flat horizontal surface; \n a plurality of substantially planar link plates each having a first link connected to a second link by a connecting portion, wherein each of the first link and the second link has a main body and a circumferentially dependent sprocket engaging member, wherein the main body defines an aperture whose shape essentially matches the section of an elongate pin whereby the plurality of substantially planar link plates is consecutively mounted interdigitally in a staggered relationship on the triplets of elongate pins; a plurality of first retaining members mutually spaced apart at the first edge of the substantially flat horizontal surface adjacent to the link plates so as to enclose the first end of each of the plurality of elongate pins, wherein each of the first retaining members comprises a main body defining a single transverse bore, wherein the shape of the single transverse bore essentially matches the section of an elongate pin and the depth of the single transverse bore is sufficient to retain the first end of an elongate pin whereby the plurality of first retaining members includes a first retaining member mounted on the first elongate pin which is nested with a first adjacent first retaining member mounted on the second elongate pin which is nested with a second adjacent first retaining member mounted on the third elongate pin; and a plurality of second retaining members mutually spaced apart at the second edge of the substantially flat horizontal surface adjacent to the link plates so as to enclose the second end of each of the plurality of elongate pins, wherein each of the second retaining members comprises a main body defining a single transverse bore, wherein the shape of the single transverse bore essentially matches the section of an elongate pin and the depth of the single transverse bore is sufficient to retain the second end of an elongate pin whereby the plurality of second retaining members includes a second retaining member mounted on the first elongate pin which is nested with a first adjacent second retaining member mounted on the second elongate pin which is nested with a second adjacent second retaining member mounted on the third elongate pin.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 11.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.30769
- Patent Class: 198.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['13687372', '12728599', '13468394', '13036057', '15123902']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7317076905712709
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4753948261721534
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7060764041313592
- Mean Citation Score: 214.28873400000003
- Max Citation Score: 234.21208
- Similarity Product: 161.1750364922714

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

Dataset: test