PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16222202
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-12
Publication Date: 2019-04
Patent Classification: ["119", "051120"]

Abstract:
A gravity flow feeder is disclosed having a vertically arranged canister, funnel, chute, and trough arrangement wherein feed contained within each canister is allowed to flow down, aided by gravity, to settle within a feed trough. Use of a timing mechanism and a pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder allows for the articulation of a closeable access to open or close the trough in order to protect the feed contained from the elements and scavenging animals and condition the timing of animal arrival at the feeder. Any number of ed containing canisters may be implemented in order to provide for mixing of various types of feed within the trough for maintenance of a balanced diet for desired animals.

Claim (Index 5):
The gravity flow animal feeder of  claim 4 , further comprising:\n a. a support bar fixedly attached to said canister; and b. legs adjustably attached to said support bar for maintaining said canister and said trough in an upright and supported position.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 9.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.72222
- Patent Class: 119.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15187280', '12267631', '14825617', '16126623', '12114912']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7039572484507911
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5700283867812816
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6905643622838402
- Mean Citation Score: 252.616878
- Max Citation Score: 451.16623
- Similarity Product: 396.9050529029168

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

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