PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15988773
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["290", "054000"]

Abstract:
The present invention is a hydroelectric system having a siphon component, a generator component, and an electronics and control component, which produces an inflow of water caused by a vacuum initially created within the system and further aided by hydrostatic pressure. The inflow is directed to a ramp where it drives a water turbine located within the respective electrical generating system to produce electrical power.

Claim (Index 1):
A hydroelectric system comprising:\n a siphoning component configured for drawing water up from a predetermined depth of a body of water, the siphoning component comprising:\n a pipe partially submerged in the body of water, the pipe comprising:\n an inlet portion comprising an inlet submerged in the body of water; \n an outlet portion comprising a downward angled outlet portion with an outlet, the downward angled outlet portion disposed above a surface of the body of water; \n a substantially vertical portion extending between the inlet portion and the outlet portion; \n an inlet cover sealably communicative with the inlet; and \n an outlet cover sealably communicative with the outlet; \n a pump sealably communicative with an interior of the pipe; \n \n at least one flow-rate sensor disposed within the pipe and sensing a rate of water flow through the pipe; and \n at least one directional flow valve disposed integral to the pipe between the inlet and the outlet, the at least one directional flow valve preventing backflow of water through the pipe; and \n a generator component in proximity with the siphoning component, comprising:\n a ramp with an inclined top surface having a first end higher than a second end and a support system fixedly attached below the top surface, wherein the support system is configured to maintain the top surface above the surface of the body of water and wherein the downward angled outlet portion of the pipe is positioned so that the water exiting the pipe is directed at the first end; \n at least one electrical generator mounted in fixed relation to the ramp, operatively communicative with the water as it flows down the top surface of the ramp; and \n an electronics and control component connected to the siphoning component and the at least one electrical generator, the electronics and control component comprising a processor, a logic circuit, a power regulator, and a power source providing power to the pump, the inlet cover, and the outlet cover, wherein the processor executes instructions comprising:\n monitoring, via the at least one flow-rate sensor, the water flow through the pipe; \n determining that a flow rate of the water through the pipe is below a preselected flow rate; and \n responsive to determining that the flow rate is below the preselected flow rate, performing a cycle of:\n closing the inlet and outlet covers, thereby sealing the pipe; \n activating the pump, thereby creating at least a partial vacuum within the sealed pipe; \n opening the inlet cover, allowing water to flow into the pipe through the inlet; \n monitoring, via the at least one flow-rate sensor, the water flow through the pipe; and \n closing the inlet cover when the water flow through the pipe is below a predetermined threshold; \n wherein said cycle is repeated until water has accumulated at said outlet portion and the outlet cover is opened whereupon gravity causes the water to flow down the ramp, interacting with the at least one electrical generator, thus generating electricity.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.52174
- Patent Class: 290.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12843150', '11288264', '15841809', '15873869', '12158874']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.5191613046715121
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4676449123943711
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.514009665443798
- Mean Citation Score: 122.4644388
- Max Citation Score: 134.0338
- Similarity Product: 100.57282085807324

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

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