PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15772367
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["222", "196000"]

Abstract:
A hopper assembly includes a hopper configured to contain a feedstock material. A vibration imparting device is arranged inside the hopper and a vibration source coupled to the vibration imparting device. Embodiments of the instant invention are believed to provide various improvements in feeding uniformity by providing various hopper configurations that ensure a more consistently uniform filling of the metering device for a variety of difficult-to-feed materials and not-so-difficult-to-feed materials. One, more or all of these embodiments are also believed to improve accuracy and add precision to control, and, in addition, offer more simplified hopper construction—which is less costly to manufacture and maintain.

Claim (Index 1):
A vibrator assembly for a hopper, comprising:\n a generally conical member adapted to be mounted within a hopper; at least one upper sealing surface arranged at an upper portion of the generally conical member and being sized and configured to sealing engage with an inside surface of the hopper; and at least one connecting portion connecting a lower portion of the generally conical member to a vibration device and defining a flow passage.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 59.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.63235
- Patent Class: 222.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['11064271', '10831684', '13140066', '10840963', '13734105']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7169795849006333
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4901235041504662
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6942939768256166
- Mean Citation Score: 171.01237999999995
- Max Citation Score: 176.16669
- Similarity Product: 113.03162715869844

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

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