PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15768835
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["131", "282000"]

Abstract:
An apparatus ( 10, 20, 30, 40 ) for shifting of rod-shaped articles ( 4, 4 ′) of different lengths or rod-shaped article groups ( 6 ) of different total lengths on a drum conveyor ( 2 ), comprising a pushing unit ( 5, 25, 35 ) mounted angularly to the axis of rotation of the drum conveyor ( 2 ), forcing the movement of the rod-shaped articles ( 4, 4 ′), whereas the pushing unit ( 5, 25, 35 ) comprises rotational pushing elements ( 11, 21, 31 ) for shifting of the rod-shaped articles ( 4, 4 ′), characterised in that the pushing unit ( 5, 25, 35 ) is movably mounted in a direction being substantially transverse to the axis of the flute ( 3 ) of the drum conveyor ( 2 ) so as to shift the rod-shaped-articles ( 4, 4 ′) or the rod-shaped article groups ( 6 ) inside the flute ( 3 ) of the drum conveyor ( 2 ) by the pressure of surfaces ( 11 A,  21 A,  31 A) of the pushing unit ( 5, 25, 35 ) directly on the ends of the rod-shaped article ( 4, 4 ′).

Claim (Index 5):
Apparatus as in  claim 4  characterised in that the pushing unit ( 5 ,  25 ,  35 ) is movably mounted in a direction being substantially transverse to the axis of the flute ( 3 ) of the drum conveyor ( 2 ) so as to shift the rod-shaped articles ( 4 ,  4 \u2032) or the rod-shaped article groups ( 6 ) inside the flute ( 3 ) of the drum conveyor ( 2 ) by the pressure of the surfaces ( 11  A,  21  A,  31  A) of the pushing unit ( 5 ,  25 ,  35 ) directly on the ends of the rod-shaped ( 4 ,  4 \u2032).

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 15.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 3.20833
- Patent Class: 131.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['15741504', '15558252', '12331853', '13368841', '15295705']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7510257861012964
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5681832027118798
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7327415277623548
- Mean Citation Score: 283.687934
- Max Citation Score: 452.4668
- Similarity Product: 374.9493422103882

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

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