PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15961490
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2019-10
Patent Classification: ["431", "009000"]

Abstract:
This disclosure relates to flame shapers for use in gas burners, gas burner systems, and methods for operating gas burner systems. Flame shaper embodiments include an opening having an unobstructed center, and turning vanes that extend from the perimeter of the opening towards its center. The turning vanes are configured to induce swirling in an ignited flame. Burner systems include an ignition source, the flame shaper, and a heat exchanger. In method embodiments, a flame is formed by igniting fuel and air, the flame is directed through the flame shaper, and the flame is then directed into a heat exchanger.

Claim (Index 10):
The method of  claim 9 , wherein the airflow is provided by an air intake located between the ignition source and the flame shaper with respect to the direction of travel of the flame.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.85246
- Patent Class: 431.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13311819', '10744101', '14688263', '11191958', '14938417']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7180970644829034
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5016634646529999
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6964537044999131
- Mean Citation Score: 232.66259
- Max Citation Score: 238.49538
- Similarity Product: 159.70978602731466

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

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