PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15978989
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["294", "186000"]

Abstract:
An apparatus for picking up and positioning an item includes a vacuum assembly capable of applying a suction force to the item. The apparatus further includes an item engaging plate positioned adjacent the vacuum assembly. The apparatus still further has a blocking member positioned adjacent the vacuum assembly. The blocking member is capable of interrupting the suction force. The blocking member is positionable in a first position allowing the item to be picked up and in a second position interrupting the suction force to assist disengagement of the item.

Claim (Index 15):
An apparatus for moving an item from one location to another location comprising:\n a mechanical arm capable of moving from one location to another; a pick up head coupled to the mechanical arm and capable of engaging and disengaging the item, the pick up head including;\n an engaging plate for directly contacting the item, wherein the engaging plate is divided into a plurality of independently actuated pick up zones and wherein each zone has at least one aperture formed therein; \n a vacuum mechanism capable of providing a suction force to each of the pick up zones; \n a plurality of independently actuated blocking members, wherein each blocking member is associated with one of the pick up zones and wherein each blocking member is capable of being independently actuated between an open position allowing the suction force to pass through the respective zone and a closed position interrupting the suction force at the respective zone.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 21.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.18605
- Patent Class: 294.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['10420075', '13285829', '12285616', '13546505', '10990259']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6690551486838558
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4651598431957577
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6486656181350461
- Mean Citation Score: 142.723162
- Max Citation Score: 150.11733999999996
- Similarity Product: 113.5576662439036

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