PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16164455
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-10
Publication Date: 2019-04
Patent Classification: ["198", "330000"]

Abstract:
A chain drive ( 10 ) for a people conveyor ( 1 ) having a plurality of conveyance elements ( 4 ) comprises a drive chain ( 12 ) which is configured for driving the conveyance elements ( 4 ). The drive chain ( 12 ) includes a plurality of drive chain links ( 16 ) traveling along a closed path including a conveyance portion ( 5 ) and a return portion ( 7 ). The drive chain ( 12 ) further includes a plurality of linkages ( 42 ). Each linkage ( 42 ) is configured for coupling the drive chain ( 12 ) with one of the plurality of conveyance elements ( 4 ). The length of each linkage ( 42 ) along the path of the drive chain ( 12 ) is variable.

Claim (Index 6):
Chain drive ( 10 ) according to  claim 4 , wherein the at least one linkage roller guide rail ( 36 ,  37 ) is configured so that a projection of the distance between the second ends ( 44 b ) of adjacent second linkage elements ( 44 ) onto a horizontal plane remains constant when traveling along the turnaround portions ( 6 ,  8 ) and/or along the transition portions ( 11 ).

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 14.0
- Percentile: 97.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.82
- Patent Class: 198.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['15571570', '15532231', '13822430', '13498171', '10579005']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7673157413619527
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4987187131794896
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7404560385437065
- Mean Citation Score: 269.392704
- Max Citation Score: 308.16534
- Similarity Product: 198.675367404753

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