PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16413333
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-05
Publication Date: 2019-08
Patent Classification: ["220", "785000"]

Abstract:
A ventilated container for produce includes a bottom, sidewalls extending upwardly from the bottom, and a rim having a flattened top surface. The sidewalls include at least one ventilation opening located proximate the rim of the container thereby permitting the rim of the container to be generally flat and uninterrupted. The location of ventilation opening(s) proximate the rim of the container allows the flow of rising ethylene gas within the container to exit near the top of the container improving ventilation within the container. A plastic film can be applied over the top of the container and is adhered to the container with an adhesive to form a secure and rigid seal between the film and the container. The flattened surface of the rim improves the adherence between a film and the container to enclose and seal the container, aids the rigidity of the container, and lessens the likelihood of the edges of the rim being bent or folded when pressure is exerted to protect produce provided within the container. Moreover, an aperture on the bottom of the container provides drainage of liquid from the container and allow air to flow.

Claim (Index 1):
A container for holding produce with ventilation for ethylene gas emitted from the produce within the container, the container comprising:\n a bottom portion having a perimeter; at least one sidewall portion extending upwardly from the bottom portion, the sidewall portion including a first side portion, a second side portion, an upper portion, and a lower portion, the lower portion of the sidewall portion being attached to the bottom portion proximate the perimeter thereof, the sidewall portion being oriented substantially along a first plane, the bottom portion and the sidewall portion defining at least a portion of a cavity for holding the produce therein; a rim portion proximate to the upper portion of the sidewall portion, the rim portion including an upper surface, a lower surface, an outer edge portion, and an inner edge portion, the upper surface being oriented away from the bottom portion, the upper surface being uninterrupted along a portion thereof between the outer edge portion and the inner edge portion, the upper surface being oriented substantially along a second plane, the second plane being transverse to the first plane; and a cover for contacting the upper surface of the rim portion for enclosing the cavity formed by the bottom portion and the sidewall portion; wherein the upper portion of the sidewall portion includes an indentation proximate the rim portion and extending into a portion of the cavity, the indentation including a first surface proximate and adjacent to the rim portion, the first surface extending substantially along a third plane, the third plane being transverse to the first plane, the first surface including an aperture therethrough proximate the rim portion, the aperture being sized and configured such that a majority of the first surface is open, the aperture affording fluid communication between the exterior of the container and the cavity when the cover is covering at least a portion of the upper surface of the rim portion, the aperture being proximate to the rim portion provides an exit for the flow of rising ethylene gas near the top of the container to minimize the amount of ethylene gas within the container naturally emitted from the produce held in the container.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 100.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.25275
- Patent Class: 220.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15229023', '14744753', '10941397', '15657121', '10228562']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8204369079401415
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5607327432468368
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.794466491470811
- Mean Citation Score: 236.09717
- Max Citation Score: 461.03036
- Similarity Product: 372.7793977685403

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

Dataset: test