PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15889664
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-06
Patent Classification: ["419", "047000"]

Abstract:
A method for forming an object having a three-dimensional target shape, that makes use of a build powder, a support powder and a binder. The build powder is more strongly bound by the binder than is the support powder. The build powder and the support powder are dispensed in a sequence of layers of build powder patterned with support powder that collectively form the three-dimensional shape in build powder, and the binder is applied to the deposited build powder, thereby forming the object of build powder and binder. Finally, the formed object is separated from the support powder.

Claim (Index 15):
The method of  claim 1 , wherein said step of dispensing said build powder and said support powder in a sequence of layers is performed by an apparatus for making three-dimensional physical objects, comprising:\n (a) a frame; (b) a container; (c) a build powder pourer, at least partially filled with build powder and a support powder pourer at least partially filled with support powder, each of said pourers having a dispensing opening and a dispensing plug, controllably covering said dispensing opening; and (d) a pourer-movement and dispensing plug-actuating assembly supported by said frame over said container, and including a movement element that is selectively attachable to said build powder pourer and alternately to said support powder pourer and also capable to controllably move an attached pourer in three orthogonal dimensions and to control said dispensing plug; and (e) a computing assembly, including an input for receiving a target three-dimensional shape, and controlling said pourer-movement and dispensing plug-actuating assembly to move said pourers and selectively open said plugs, thereby causing powder to be poured into said container, and to thereby create in said container a sequence of layers of build powder patterned with support powder that collectively form said target shape in build powder.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 18.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.2766
- Patent Class: 419.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13154668', '11807329', '11807175', '12876522', '12462967']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7349293586691673
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4628986710906084
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7077262899113114
- Mean Citation Score: 160.57498600000002
- Max Citation Score: 164.28366
- Similarity Product: 129.3655818876779

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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