PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16246576
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-01
Publication Date: 2019-08
Patent Classification: ["034", "506000"]

Abstract:
A dual path kiln is provided that includes a kiln having at least three chambers including first and second end chambers separated by a central heating chamber. At least two lumber conveyors convey lumber through the kiln in opposite directions. External unidirectional fans are utilized to provide circular directional flows through the lumber. Also provided is a method utilizing the kiln to continuously dry green lumber.

Claim (Index 1):
A continuous kiln comprising:\n a first end chamber having a first kiln opening; a second end chamber having a second kiln opening; a central heating chamber connecting the first end chamber to the second end chamber; a first lumber conveyor configured to continuously convey a first green lumber in a first lumber direction into the first kiln opening, the first end chamber, the central heating chamber, the second end chamber, and convey a first dried lumber out the second end chamber; a second lumber conveyor configured to continuously convey a second green lumber in a second lumber direction opposite the first lumber direction and into the second kiln opening, the second end chamber, the central heating chamber, the first end chamber and convey a second dried lumber out the first end chamber; a first at least one unidirectional fan configured to form a first air flow through lumber travelling on the first and second lumber conveyors in the first end chamber during operation of the kiln, the first unidirectional fan is external to the kiln; a second at least one unidirectional fan configured to form a second air flow through lumber travelling on the first and second lumber conveyors in the second end chamber during operation of the kiln, the second unidirectional fan is external to the kiln; and a third at least one unidirectional fan configured to form a first central air flow through lumber travelling on the first and second lumber conveyors in the central heating chamber during operation of the kiln, wherein the third unidirectional fan is external to the kiln.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 5.0
- Percentile: 99.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.37255
- Patent Class: 34.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13841716', '15878273', '15973318', '14925909', '11525929']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7201316844050477
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5102517914085559
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6991436951053985
- Mean Citation Score: 240.01979
- Max Citation Score: 264.18573
- Similarity Product: 217.60101773800133

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

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