PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15975403
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2019-01
Patent Classification: ["310", "093000"]

Abstract:
Described herein are latching devices where relative speed of movement between members is in part controlled or reduced via eddy current formation and in part controlled or relative motion stopped via a latch arrangement. Various embodiments are described, one being use of a conductive member; at least one magnetic field and a latch member that, prior to latching, moves independently to the at least one conductive member. A kinematic relationship exists between the conductive member and at least one magnetic field that enables the conductive member to move at a different speed relative to the magnetic field on application of an energizing force, thereby inducing an eddy current drag force by relative movement of the conductive member in the magnetic field. The eddy current drag force resulting causes movement of the conductive member causing the conductive member to engage the latch member thereby halting movement between the at least one conductive member and the at least one latch member.

Claim (Index 45):
A system comprising:\n a cylindrical conductive member including a first latch element; and a cylindrical magnetic member including a second latch element, wherein one of the conductive member and the magnetic member can translate axially with respect to the other of the conductive member and the magnetic member along a central longitudinal axis of the magnetic member, wherein one of the conductive member and the magnetic member can rotate with respect to the other of the conductive member and the magnetic member about the central longitudinal axis of the magnetic member, wherein movement of the conductive member with respect to the magnetic member induces an eddy current drag force that resists the movement of the conductive member with respect to the magnetic member, and wherein engagement of the first latch element with the second latch element halts movement of the conductive member with respect to the magnetic member.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 17.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.3662
- Patent Class: 310.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['15504637', '15504632', '15504636', '10810278', '14464255']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8420072978998698
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5087635887714721
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8086829269870301
- Mean Citation Score: 212.088666
- Max Citation Score: 295.37238
- Similarity Product: 221.40683828995583

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

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