PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16246576
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-01
Publication Date: 2019-08
Patent Classification: ["034", "506000"]

Abstract:
A dual path kiln is provided that includes a kiln having at least three chambers including first and second end chambers separated by a central heating chamber. At least two lumber conveyors convey lumber through the kiln in opposite directions. External unidirectional fans are utilized to provide circular directional flows through the lumber. Also provided is a method utilizing the kiln to continuously dry green lumber.

Claim (Index 21):
The kiln according to  claim 20 , further comprising a first baffle configured to separate first end chamber air in the first end chamber from central heating air in the central heating chamber and allow lumber to continuously travel between the first end chamber and the central heating chamber on the at least one lumber conveyor, a second baffle configured to separate second end chamber air in the second end chamber from the central heating air in the central heating chamber and allow lumber to continuously travel between the second end chamber and the central heating chamber on the at least one lumber conveyors during operation of the kiln.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 5.0
- Percentile: 99.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.37255
- Patent Class: 34.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13841716', '15878273', '15973318', '14925909', '11525929']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.719758478133424
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5124842278057689
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6990310531006584
- Mean Citation Score: 240.01979
- Max Citation Score: 264.18573
- Similarity Product: 210.5504658326053

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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