PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15764834
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2019-02
Patent Classification: ["290", "054000"]

Abstract:
An energy harvesting system ( 100 ) for harvesting energy from vehicles travelling on a road ( 102 ). The system ( 100 ) includes a plurality of flexible hoses ( 104 ) which are embedded in a road overlay ( 106 ). Each hose ( 104 ) holds a hydraulic fluid, e.g. water, such that, when a vehicle wheel ( 108 ) passes over the hose ( 104 ), the fluid is displaced. The system ( 100 ) further comprises a plurality of double-acting hydraulic fluid cylinders ( 109 ) which are in fluid flow communication with the fluid in the hoses ( 104 ) and are configured to convert pressure applied to the fluid into rotary motion which drives an electrical generator. One hose is connected to each end of the cylinder ( 109 ) to drive it in opposite directions to induce linear reciprocating motion which is converted to rotary motion by way of a mechanical drivetrain. Due to the double action, it drives at least two drive shafts simultaneously.

Claim (Index 16):
An energy harvesting system for harvesting energy from vehicles travelling on a road, the system including:\n a plurality of tubular members embedded within a road surface or within an overlay placed on a road surface, the tubular members being arranged transverse to a direction of travel on the road, each tubular member including an energy transfer fluid which is contained within the tubular member such that, when a vehicle wheel passes over the tubular member, it is subjected to compression or a compressive load which serves to displace the energy transfer fluid; and an energy converting means which is in fluid flow communication with the fluid in the tubular members and is configured to convert pressure applied to the energy transfer fluid into electrical power, wherein the energy converting means includes:\n at least one double-acting fluid cylinder which is in fluid flow communication with two tubular members such that the energy transfer fluid within the respective tubular members is configured to drive the fluid cylinder in opposite directions to induce reciprocating motion of the cylinder; and \n a drivetrain which drivingly connects the fluid cylinder to an electrical generator which is configured to convert rotary motion into electrical energy, wherein the drivetrain includes at least a pair of drive shafts, each configured for rotation about a separate drive axis, an electrical generator being connected or connectable to each shaft.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 23.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.96809
- Patent Class: 290.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['14618018', '13919439', '13508347', '14088839', '15131794']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6127604144386652
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.49088145315874
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6005725183106727
- Mean Citation Score: 165.83203
- Max Citation Score: 171.25703
- Similarity Product: 109.52781639928698

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

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