PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15769448
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["425", "093000"]

Abstract:
An apparatus for preparation of a continuous composite element formed of reinforcement fibers impregnated with a resin that includes photo-initiators for curing. Reinforcement fibers are pulled through a vacuum chamber ( 110 ) and then a vertical impregnation chamber ( 122 ) where impregnation with the resin occurs. The elongate composite is then deposited onto a rotating wheel of conformation ( 140 ). During rotation, a radiation source ( 146 ) such as e.g., LEDs (light emitting diodes) are used to activate the photo-initiators and provide at least partial curing of the resin. From the wheel of conformation, the continuous composite element is passed along a vertical course ( 148 ) where additional radiation sources ( 150 ) activate the photo-initiators and provided additional curing.

Claim (Index 1):
An apparatus for manufacturing a continuous, elongate composite that includes reinforcement fibers impregnated within a cured resin, the apparatus comprising:\n a vacuum chamber having an inlet end and an outlet end, the vacuum chamber configured to apply a vacuum to the elongate composite; a first channel having an inlet and having an outlet in communication with the vacuum chamber, the first channel positioned at the inlet end of the vacuum chamber and configured to supply elongate composite to the vacuum chamber; an impregnation chamber defining a longitudinal axis extending between an impregnation chamber inlet and an impregnation chamber outlet, the longitudinal axis oriented along a vertical direction, the impregnation chamber configured to impregnate the elongate composite with a resin and maintain in the impregnation chamber a tension in the fibers of the elongate composite in a range of 0.2 daN to 0.3 daN; a second channel having an inlet in communication with the vacuum chamber and an outlet in communication with the impregnation chamber; at least one die receiving configured for shaping the elongate composite and positioned downstream of the impregnation chamber; an assembly for curing the resin, the assembly positioned downstream of the at least one die, the assembly comprising:\n a wheel onto which impregnated, elongate composite is deposited and rotates with the wheel over a predetermined arc length; \n a vertical course through which the impregnated, elongated composite passes after rotating with the wheel; and \n a first radiation source positioned adjacent to the predetermined arc length and configured for at least partially curing the resin; and \n a second radiation source positioned adjacent to the vertical course and configured for at least partially curing the resin.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 38.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.8
- Patent Class: 425.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['11069027', '09907284', '12223341', '12208322', '13806356']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7260939681947376
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4750085403783937
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7009854254131032
- Mean Citation Score: 189.610226
- Max Citation Score: 226.62846
- Similarity Product: 194.7638037965584

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

Dataset: test