PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16440748
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-06
Publication Date: 2019-09
Patent Classification: ["156", "285000"]

Abstract:
Presently disclosed systems and methods for depositing a compound into a void in a sandwich panel are configured to reduce the air pressure in and around the void as the compound flows into the void, thereby reducing the amount of air trapped between the compound and the sandwich panel skin within the void during the repair. Systems may include a dispenser for holding the compound, a vacuum canister, and a valve operable to allow the compound to flow from the dispenser, through at least a portion of the vacuum canister, and into the void. After the compound flows into the void, the system is configured to apply ambient air pressure to the compound and the void, before the compound is allowed to harden or cure. Some such systems are pre-filled with the compound, and/or configured to be disposable after a single use.

Claim (Index 9):
A method for depositing a compound into a void of a damaged area of a structure, the method comprising:\n positioning a vacuum canister with respect to the void such that a canister outlet of the vacuum canister surrounds an opening to the void, the canister outlet being configured to allow the compound to flow into the void from a dispenser configured to hold the compound to be dispensed into the void, and wherein at least a portion of the dispenser is positioned within the vacuum canister; forming an at least substantially air-impermeable seal between the canister outlet and the structure; drawing air out of the vacuum canister and the void to maintain a target reduced air pressure within the vacuum canister, using a vacuum system operably coupled to the vacuum canister via a vacuum port; and moving a valve from a first position, in which the valve is operable to retain the compound in the dispenser, to a second position, in which the compound flows from the dispenser, through at least a portion of the vacuum canister, and into the void, wherein the moving the valve to the second position is performed during a period of time during which the target reduced air pressure is maintained, wherein the period of time is sufficient to allow the compound to flow into the void.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 7.0
- Percentile: 100.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.13889
- Patent Class: 156.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15063854', '15356980', '11668606', '14751900', '15584895']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8957310343284334
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.54116644039686
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.860274574935276
- Mean Citation Score: 245.518264
- Max Citation Score: 390.98535
- Similarity Product: 364.76741297487615

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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