PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16130228
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-09
Publication Date: 2019-03
Patent Classification: ["221", "026000"]

Abstract:
A ticket validation device that is protected from debris ingression includes a validator housing defining a ticket entry bezel. The ticket entry bezel defines a first and second major sides and shorter connecting regions that connect the two major sides. The device includes an acceptor assembly that transports a ticket to a ticket reader device and at least one flap positioned between the acceptor assembly and the ticket entry bezel. The flap is biased against one of the first major side or the second major side of the entry bezel. A ticket-side of the flap is pushed away from the one of the major sides by the ticket when inserted into the ticket entry bezel such that the ticket scrapes between a distal end of the flap and the one of the major sides to remove any loose debris from the ticket prior to the ticket reaching the acceptor assembly.

Claim (Index 8):
A ticket validation device that is protected from debris ingression, comprising:\n a validator housing defining a ticket entry bezel, the ticket entry bezel defining a first major side, a second major side positioned opposite the first major side, and shorter connecting regions that extend between the first major side and the second major side; an acceptor assembly configured to transport a ticket to a ticket reader device; and a first flap and a second flap positioned between the acceptor assembly and the ticket entry bezel, wherein:\n the first flap and the second flap are biased in a direction of one of the first major side or the second major side of the entry bezel; and \n a ticket-side of the flap is configured to be pushed away from the one of the first major side and the second major side by the ticket when inserted into the ticket entry bezel such that the ticket scrapes between a distal end of the first flap and the one of the first major side and the second major side to remove any loose debris from the ticket prior to the ticket reaching the acceptor assembly.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 3.0
- Percentile: 97.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.42188
- Patent Class: 221.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14033484', '14614180', '14033486', '14033483', '14033487']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7308835171318832
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4876538621861629
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7065605516373111
- Mean Citation Score: 168.510202
- Max Citation Score: 169.26344
- Similarity Product: 115.08565156846043

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