PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15751059
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["156", "249000"]

Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for manufacturing a three-dimensional object from a stack of pre-stripped layers of substrate. Each object layer is formed by (i) providing substrate comprising waste portion(s) and substrate-retained portion(s) that are attached to each other and separated from one another by cut(s) within the substrate; (ii) subsequently, subjecting the subject of each layer to a stripping process which selectively strips away substrate-waste portion(s) from the substrate-retained portion(s). After stripping, the object layer is added to a stack of previously-stacked object layers to grow the stack. This process is repeated to further grow the stack. Object layers of the stack are bonded to each other to build the three-dimensional object therefrom. Apparatus and methods for stripping are also described—any teaching or combination of teaching(s) related to stripping substrate may be employed in any additive-manufacturing process described herein.

Claim (Index 1):
A system for additive manufacture, the system comprising:\n a. mechanized stripping apparatus configured to (i) receive pre-stripping substrate comprising substrate-waste portion(s) and substrate-retained portion(s) that are attached to each other and separated from one another by cut(s) within the substrate; and (ii) to transform the pre-stripping substrate into post-stripping substrate by selectively stripping away the substrate-waste portion(s) from the substrate-retained portion(s); b. a stacking station configured to add an object-layer of the post-stripping substrate to a stack of previously-stacked object-layers so as to grow the stack of object-layers; c. a substrate handling arrangement configured to: (i) transport previously-cut substrate to the mechanized stripping apparatus; and (ii) to transport post-stripping substrate from the mechanized stripping apparatus to the stacking station, wherein the mechanized stripping apparatus, the stacking station and the stacking handling arrangement are configured to repeat the stripping, the substrate-transporting and the adding to further grow the stack, and wherein the system further comprises a bonding device configured to bond the stacked object-layers to build a three-dimensional object therefrom.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 24.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.08235
- Patent Class: 156.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['09820084', '13817432', '14000345', '14415698', '13319408']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8829475181221432
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4656056084426332
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8412133271541922
- Mean Citation Score: 116.1940192
- Max Citation Score: 119.450005
- Similarity Product: 83.51298993817656

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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