PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15955437
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2019-10
Patent Classification: ["073", "774000"]

Abstract:
Indicator apparatus and related methods for use with vehicles are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a controller configured to determine a load imparted on a hitch via a sensor. The hitch is to be coupled between a vehicle and a trailer. The controller is also configured to compare the load to a threshold load. The threshold load is based on a weight of the trailer. The controller is also configured to control an exterior light of the vehicle based on the comparison to visually indicate a load status of the trailer.

Claim (Index 16):
The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the exterior light of the vehicle is at least one of a taillight, a headlight, a third brake light, or a side marker.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 25.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.02083
- Patent Class: 73.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14274262', '12261424', '15019997', '14668424', '13770279']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7031232179382627
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4937478196734592
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6821856781117823
- Mean Citation Score: 131.8994612
- Max Citation Score: 145.01959
- Similarity Product: 84.31814639149427

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