PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15772367
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["222", "196000"]

Abstract:
A hopper assembly includes a hopper configured to contain a feedstock material. A vibration imparting device is arranged inside the hopper and a vibration source coupled to the vibration imparting device. Embodiments of the instant invention are believed to provide various improvements in feeding uniformity by providing various hopper configurations that ensure a more consistently uniform filling of the metering device for a variety of difficult-to-feed materials and not-so-difficult-to-feed materials. One, more or all of these embodiments are also believed to improve accuracy and add precision to control, and, in addition, offer more simplified hopper construction—which is less costly to manufacture and maintain.

Claim (Index 5):
The assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the annular member is mounted to the upper portion of the generally conical member.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 59.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.63235
- Patent Class: 222.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['11064271', '10831684', '13140066', '10840963', '13734105']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7381217867688826
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5041360808358325
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7147232161755777
- Mean Citation Score: 171.01237999999995
- Max Citation Score: 176.16669
- Similarity Product: 99.45944841783644

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

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