PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15951145
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2019-02
Patent Classification: ["141", "331000"]

Abstract:
A device and method of dispensing and distributing materials, such as pills, capsules, and medication, are disclosed. A container of pills or other material may be placed in contact with or in proximity to the device, which may have a curved or contoured bottom surface. Material may be dispensed from the container into the device. An optional barrier may block movement and unintentional distribution or dispensing of the material. Material may be received in a retention area. The barrier may be moved so as to allow for passage of the material. Material may be dispensed from the dispenser and may be distributed onto other surfaces or into other volumes, such as daily, weekly, or monthly pill holders. The barrier may optionally be used to assist in moving the material and in dispensing or distributing the pills or other material.

Claim (Index 1):
A device for dispensing material, comprising:\n a length extending from a first end of the device to a second end of the device; a first wall; a second wall; a material receiving area comprising a material receiving surface; a dispensing tip; a container receiving surface; and a bottom surface; wherein the bottom surface comprises at least one curved surface which defines a longitudinal axis which extends substantially along the length, the first wall extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, the second wall extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, and wherein the first wall, the second wall, and the receiving surface define a first receiving volume in the receiving area, and further wherein the first receiving volume is at least partially open, and wherein the dispensing tip further comprises a dispensing end located proximate to the first end and substantially on an opposing side of the material receiving surface from the container receiving surface along the longitudinal axis.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 32.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.1831
- Patent Class: 141.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15609568', '15613804', '13364841', '14335677', '10891870']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.780064388562235
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4988182753286394
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7519397772388755
- Mean Citation Score: 224.36147000000005
- Max Citation Score: 234.13647000000003
- Similarity Product: 143.2237624199671

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

Dataset: test