PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15963889
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["701", "070000"]

Abstract:
The present invention relates generally to techniques for improving fuel efficiency of a vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine capable of operating at various displacement levels. An autonomous driving unit or cruise controller selects when possible an engine torque output that corresponds to a fuel efficient displacement level. The resultant vehicle speed profile and NVH level is acceptable to vehicle occupants.

Claim (Index 13):
A method comprising:\n directing operation of a vehicle within a speed range using an autonomous driving unit; operating an internal combustion engine at a plurality of displacement levels, wherein torque generated by the engine propels the vehicle; operating the engine at a displacement level as dictated by a modified torque request, the modified torque request derived from a torque request indicative of sensed driving conditions as provided to the autonomous driving unit, the modified torque request used to operate the internal combustion engine at the displacement level so that the vehicle operates: within the speed range; and with improved fuel efficiency relative to operating the internal combustion engine at another effective displacement level to meet the torque request indicative of the sensed driving conditions.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 22.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.27451
- Patent Class: 701.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15672132', '15874656', '15679419', '15681601', '14638908']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.5060814612855115
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5545606472149862
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.510929379878459
- Mean Citation Score: 361.464208
- Max Citation Score: 449.59235
- Similarity Product: 370.1276237484514

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

Dataset: test