PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15878567
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2019-07
Patent Classification: ["137", "883000"]

Abstract:
A system for monitoring and controlling a flow of fluid in an environment and a method of using the system to control the flow of fluid in the environment. The system comprises a main valve positioned at an entry point of the environment. The main valve permits fluid to be discharged into the environment upon receipt of an authorized request to a controller from one or more authorizing signaling devices. The controller communicates with the authorizing devices and processes signals from the authorizing signaling device to control the flow of fluid in the environment. The system may also comprise one or more monitoring signaling devices positioned in the environment intermediate the main valve and an authorizing signaling device.

Claim (Index 18):
The method according to  claim 17 , wherein the environment comprises one or more monitoring signaling devices positioned within the supply network of one or more lines, tubes and/or pipes and intermediate the main valve and an authorizing signaling device, wherein the fluid flows through the main valve, the one or more monitoring signaling devices and the authorizing signaling device; wherein the one or more monitoring signaling devices has a unique identifier associated therewith and comprises a sensor for monitoring a process condition associated therewith, wherein the one or more monitoring signaling devices is in fluid communication with the main valve, and wherein the receipt of a signal from the one or more monitoring signaling devices by the controller provides information to the controller regarding the process condition being monitored, the method further comprising the step of:\n a. registering the unique signal code of the one or more monitoring signaling devices with the controller; and b. programming the controller to receive signals from the one or more monitoring signaling devices,\n wherein the one or more monitoring signaling devices cannot authorize a request for fluid from the controller.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 37.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.36538
- Patent Class: 137.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['10855074', '10683264', '11387607', '13442360', '13550585']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8149717780655453
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.461667769383585
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7796413771973493
- Mean Citation Score: 140.383448
- Max Citation Score: 148.42528
- Similarity Product: 102.0829692839813

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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