PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16198655
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-11
Publication Date: 2019-05
Patent Classification: ["198", "358000"]

Abstract:
The present invention includes conveying and sorting systems utilizing a plurality of continuous rails which support a plurality of sliding pucks that are urged forward using a plurality of sprocket wheels, and which utilize magnetically operated activation components for causing produce to be selectively dropped from cups carried by the pucks into sorting bins. The structures for the conveying and actuating components of the systems have smooth external surfaces reducing potential contamination by bacteria, contaminants and debris, thereby making them easily accessible for cleaning, and allowing for longer continuous operation times and higher efficiency.

Claim (Index 10):
The conveyor of  claim 1  wherein each puck further comprises a cup fixedly attached thereto for holding a piece of produce, and at least one movable member in said cup having a downwardly extending leg, said conveyor further comprising:\n a. at least one hollow cross member mounted below said rails having an orientation that is perpendicular to the axis of said rails, each such cross member enclosing at least one controllable electromagnet adjacent to each rail; and \n b. at least one movable actuator on said crossbar adjacent to each rail and adjacent to said at least one electromagnet for selectively contacting a leg of one of said movable members to cause said movable member to rise and discharge said piece of produce when said electromagnet is activated.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 3.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.42857
- Patent Class: 198.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12232546', '14040886', '12855697', '11054494', '14336811']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6757217213376556
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4768148348286997
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.65583103268676
- Mean Citation Score: 178.49163
- Max Citation Score: 189.51244
- Similarity Product: 123.14440458828447

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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