PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16133285
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-09
Publication Date: 2019-03
Patent Classification: ["405", "075000"]

Abstract:
Systems and methods for hydro-electric power generation are disclosed. The system includes a frame or structure positioned in a waterway or channel, with one or more hydro-transition units secured to corners of the frame. The hydro-transition units include a body of reinforced fabric for redirecting water flow towards the inlet of the frame, effectively increasing the current of the water and allowing for turbines within the frame to generate power at an increased rate. Anchors and bracket systems may secure the hydro-transition units to both the waterway and the frame, thereby allowing the body of reinforced fabric to withstanding force from water-flow within the waterway. The system includes various failsafe mechanisms for disengaging or detaching the hydro-transition units from the frame and/or anchor for reacting to high water flow or volumes (e.g., flooding).

Claim (Index 13):
A system for harvesting hydrokinetic energy in a waterway, the system comprising:\n a frame positioned perpendicular to an embankment of the waterway, the frame comprising one or more side walls; one or more brackets coupled to a corner of the one or more side walls, wherein the bracket includes a mechanism for securely receiving a pole; and one or more hydro-transition units, wherein each of the one or more hydro-transition units comprise:\n a substantially flat body, wherein the substantially flat body is a reinforced fabric-based material for spanning a distance between the frame and a portion of the waterway; \n a cable operatively connected to an edge of the body, the cable for providing tension in the body; and \n an anchoring system for anchoring the substantially flat body within the waterway.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 47.0
- Percentile: 97.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.87013
- Patent Class: 405.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15176241', '15436470', '15143440', '12945460', '13413381']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7277921464155415
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.460273007465081
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7010402325204954
- Mean Citation Score: 121.637189
- Max Citation Score: 127.22268
- Similarity Product: 95.36435321296692

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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