PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16004246
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-06
Publication Date: 2019-12
Patent Classification: ["296", "051000"]

Abstract:
A swing and drop tailgate is configured to undergo two distinct motions, each with advantages depending on circumstances. The swing and drop tailgate can undergo a rotation motion about a hinge, as well as a swing down motion via a linkage. The swing down motion allows closer access to the bed, and extends less far from the rear of the vehicle as compared to the drop motion. The motions may be manually controlled, or actuator controlled. One or more latches may constrain motion, or prevent, of the tailgate. A tailgate assembly may include a post assembly and a tailgate, that may move together as a rigid body when dropping, or move relative to one another when swinging.

Claim (Index 15):
A method for controlling motion of a tailgate assembly, wherein the tailgate assembly comprises:\n a post assembly coupled to a vehicle by a hinge, wherein the post assembly is configured to undergo a rotation about a first axis of the hinge relative to the vehicle; at least one first latch that locks the post assembly to the vehicle; a tailgate coupled to the post assembly by at least one four-bar linkage, wherein the at least one four-bar linkage is configured to allow the tailgate to undergo a swinging motion relative to the post assembly; and at least one second latch configured to lock the post assembly and the tailgate together as a substantially rigid body capable of rotating about the hinge, the method comprising: swinging the tailgate about the four-bar linkage when the second latch is unlocked and the first latch is locked.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 44.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.87143
- Patent Class: 296.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15268767', '15400347', '10894951', '10894631', '13835226']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7737215081783423
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4545842924675998
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7418077866072681
- Mean Citation Score: 198.776938
- Max Citation Score: 208.48833
- Similarity Product: 166.81339523581624

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