PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16050811
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-07
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["222", "610000"]

Abstract:
A dispensing system adapted for repeated activation of an aerosol can is described. The dispensing system includes components that improve the ability to receive and secure aerosol cans of different sizes within the dispensing system as well as improving the reliability and energy efficiency of the system.

Claim (Index 29):
A method for operating an aerosol can dispenser wherein method comprises:\n mounting an aerosol can to an aerosol can dispenser to engage a nozzle of the aerosol can with an dispensing mechanism, the dispensing mechanism being configured to allow repeated activation of the aerosol can nozzle by the aerosol can dispenser; emitting LED light from an LED emitter mounted on the aerosol can dispenser against an outer surface of an aerosol can; receiving reflected light at an LED receiver mounted on the aerosol can dispenser from the outer surface of the aerosol can; determining if the reflected light signal pattern is authorized; if the reflected light signal pattern is authorized, enabling the aerosol can dispensing mechanism to dispense a quantity of aerosol can contents and, if the reflected light signal pattern is not authorized, preventing activation of the aerosol can dispensing mechanism.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 32.0
- Percentile: 95.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.4
- Patent Class: 222.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15344056', '14435886', '11268445', '13868900', '14268674']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7673561726817766
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5534167583943342
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7459622312530323
- Mean Citation Score: 262.496934
- Max Citation Score: 415.52826
- Similarity Product: 370.9765360309553

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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