PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15750321
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["236", "10100R"]

Abstract:
A mixing unit for a mixer tap has a first intake for a first incoming stream, and a second intake for a second incoming stream. The mixing unit mixes the first and second incoming streams in order to form an output stream, and has an outlet for the output stream. A thermostat includes a heat-sensitive portion and a translationally movable portion along an axis. A seal of the second intake is connected to the movable portion. A recess connects the outlet with the second intake and housing and is sealed by the heat-sensitive portion and the translationally movable portion. The outlet has an abutment to restrain the translational movement of the heat-sensitive portion along the axis, in a direction parallel to the axis and opposite to the seal. The abutment limits the movement of the heat-sensitive portion and the translationally movable portion outside of the recess to avoid breaking the tight seal.

Claim (Index 1):
A mixing unit for a mixer tap, which comprises:\n a first inlet for a first incoming stream of fluid having a first temperature, a second inlet for a second incoming stream of fluid having a second temperature higher than the first temperature, a mixer for mixing the first and second incoming streams to form an output stream, an outlet for the output stream, a thermostat comprising:\n a heat-sensitive part arranged at least partially in the outlet, and a moving part translatable relative to the heat-sensitive part along the first axis, \n a seal of the second inlet connected to the moving part in translation along the first axis, and \n a housing, configured to place the outlet in communication with the second inlet along the first axis, and wherein the heat sensitive part and the moving part are housed so as to tightly seal the communication between the outlet and the second inlet, \n the outlet comprises a stop designed to retain the heat-sensitive part in translation along the first axis, in a direction parallel to the first axis and opposite the seal, the stop limiting the travel space of the heat sensitive part and the moving part are outside the housing to thus avoid a break in the tightness of the housing.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 20.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.84211
- Patent Class: 236.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['10527791', '10607025', '14597409', '14597401', '15741709']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6583605719669604
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.45081159220193
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6376056739904573
- Mean Citation Score: 110.63578400000002
- Max Citation Score: 116.81935
- Similarity Product: 94.92271270276308

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

Dataset: test