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 6):
The kiln according to  claim 1 , further comprising an overhead duct in the second end chamber that is over the first and second lumber conveyors, and the second at least one unidirectional fan is configured to flow the second air flow through the overhead duct and the lumber in the second end chamber during operation of the kiln, wherein the second air flow is a circular air flow.

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): 0.7201919725534215
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5098906691687101
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6991618422149504
- Mean Citation Score: 240.01979
- Max Citation Score: 264.18573
- Similarity Product: 218.741503732025

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