PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16209877
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-12
Publication Date: 2019-04
Patent Classification: ["473", "PCA003"]

Abstract:
A configurable flexible putting green system and methods provide a golf putting experience on a highly configurable simulated putting green surface. A movable, flexible turf belt is tensioned between storage devices at each end of the turf belt. A portion of the turf belt is configured as a putt spot, supporting the player's weight and simulating a real putting experience. The system is provided with actuators underneath the turf belt for creating a variety of undulations, inclinations, and declinations so as to simulate a wide variety of golf putting scenarios. A golf computer is provided for controlling the turf belt and undulators to simulate golf putting conditions according to a database of simulated golf putting terrain matching existing golf courses.

Claim (Index 1):
A configurable flexible golf putting green system, the system comprising:\n a) a turf belt tensioned between a first storage device and a second storage device, said turf belt comprising a simulated putting green surface adhered to a flexible substrate, said turf belt not configured into a continuous loop; b) at least one golf putting hole disposed in said turf belt; c) said turf belt overlying a plurality of undulator modules, further characterized in that a portion of the turf belt is in contact with each of said plurality of undulator modules, the turf belt further comprising:\n i) a stored portion that is stored in at least one of said first storage device or said second storage device; \n ii) a playable portion overlying said plurality of undulator modules; \n d) at least one of said plurality of undulator modules comprising:\n i) a planar support plate configured to allow said flexible substrate to move across it, the support plate having an aperture; \n ii) an undulator actuator configured to raise and lower an undulator body through said aperture, wherein raising said undulator body lifts a portion of the turf belt above said planar support plate; \n e) said first and second storage devices operable under a control system to move said turf belt in both a forward direction and a backward direction, said forward direction characterized in that the playable portion of the turf belt moves in the direction from said first storage device toward said second storage device, said backward direction characterized in that the playable portion of the turf belt moves in the direction from said second storage device toward said first storage device; f) said first storage device operable to store a portion of said turf belt when said turf belt is moved in said backward direction; g) said second storage device operable to store a portion of said turf belt when said turf belt is moved in said backward direction; h) a putt spot comprising a portion of said turf belt and a support structure underneath said turf belt configured to support the weight of one or more players about said putt spot.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.91176
- Patent Class: 473.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['15476075', '11891571', '11283432', '13544636', '14453012']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6019891556638739
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.497039799810043
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.5914942200784908
- Mean Citation Score: 245.89121800000004
- Max Citation Score: 254.40083
- Similarity Product: 200.98550146250253

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

Dataset: test