PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15751059
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["156", "249000"]

Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for manufacturing a three-dimensional object from a stack of pre-stripped layers of substrate. Each object layer is formed by (i) providing substrate comprising waste portion(s) and substrate-retained portion(s) that are attached to each other and separated from one another by cut(s) within the substrate; (ii) subsequently, subjecting the subject of each layer to a stripping process which selectively strips away substrate-waste portion(s) from the substrate-retained portion(s). After stripping, the object layer is added to a stack of previously-stacked object layers to grow the stack. This process is repeated to further grow the stack. Object layers of the stack are bonded to each other to build the three-dimensional object therefrom. Apparatus and methods for stripping are also described—any teaching or combination of teaching(s) related to stripping substrate may be employed in any additive-manufacturing process described herein.

Claim (Index 18):
The system of  claim 17  wherein, in response to a higher extent-of-error(s) in post-stripping substrate sheet(s), the system-controller: i. prevents the post-stripping substrate sheet(s) having the higher extent-of-error(s) in post-stripping substrate sheet(s) from being supplied to or stacked by the stacker; and/or ii. causes the cutting station to return to an earlier location in the cutting sequence and to proceed to cut subsequent sheet(s) according to the sequence starting from the earlier location.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 24.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.08235
- Patent Class: 156.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['09820084', '13817432', '14000345', '14415698', '13319408']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8916878663874722
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4964768419900776
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8521667639477328
- Mean Citation Score: 116.1940192
- Max Citation Score: 119.450005
- Similarity Product: 66.07841926245987

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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