PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15918038
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["399", "043000"]

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus operable in conjunction with a cartridge having a memory and a terminal, which is electrically connected with the memory and arranged on a downward face of the cartridge, is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a housing having an opening, a controller, and a supporter to support the cartridge at an attachment position. The supporter includes a guiding portion to guide the cartridge there-along and a memory electrode electrically connected with the controller. The guiding portion guides the cartridge being attached to the attachment position to descend as the cartridge approaches from the opening to the attachment position. The memory electrode protrudes upward at a position lower than the terminal on the cartridge and has a height to contact the terminal to electrically connect the controller with the memory when the cartridge is at the attachment position.

Claim (Index 6):
The image forming apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein the resilient member is the developer bias electrode.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 13.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.5
- Patent Class: 399.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['15364996', '14522807', '15444535', '15903123', '15911499']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8359921775612383
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.512523725875158
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8036453323926304
- Mean Citation Score: 260.158638
- Max Citation Score: 275.30923
- Similarity Product: 141.28667431969166

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

Dataset: test