PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16002478
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-06
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["210", "232000"]

Abstract:
The descriptions relate to preventing assembly of a fluid filter apparatus unless a filter cartridge is installed, and preventing assembly of a fluid filter apparatus if the incorrect filter cartridge is installed. A mechanism includes cooperation of a movable member and a structure that can move the movable member to ensure that a fluid filter apparatus cannot be completely assembled, for example connecting its filter head to its shell, when there is no cartridge installed inside the shell or when there is an attempt to install an incorrect cartridge. This can protect from an inadvertent or intentional failure to install a cartridge (or correct cartridge) in the fluid filter apparatus.

Claim (Index 28):
A filter assembly comprising:\n a filter cartridge comprising:\n a filter media defining a generally longitudinal axis and having an upper axial end and a lower axial end; and \n an upper endplate coupled to the upper axial end of the filter media, the upper endplate including an upper endplate surface extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, a radially inner endplate surface extending along an inner radial periphery of the endplate, and an intermediate endplate surface extending radially between the upper endplate surface and the radially inner endplate surface, the intermediate endplate surface configured to, when the filter cartridge is assembled with a filter head, move a movable member disposed on a spud of the filter head in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis so as to allow the filter cartridge to be assembled with the filter head; and \n a shell that receives the filter cartridge, the shell including a connective structure that is configured to connect with connective structure of the filter head, when the movable member is moved, so as to allow the filter cartridge to be assembled with the filter head, and so as to allow clearance for the shell and filter cartridge to be received in the filter head and allow connection with the filter head.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 8.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.98333
- Patent Class: 210.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['14368945', '11880603', '14954194', '12519866', '15202244']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7801734977909164
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5217765466193883
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7543338026737636
- Mean Citation Score: 215.07697
- Max Citation Score: 345.6388
- Similarity Product: 267.4394454879761

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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