PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15904425
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-06
Patent Classification: ["405", "043000"]

Abstract:
This invention is related to a gravity flow, multipurpose bidirectional nonpressurized climate smart subirrigation conduit apparatus for managing soil moisture and growing plants. The subirrigation conduit apparatus creates a suspended virtual water table at the desired buried depth, thus creating a anaerobic saturated zone and a capillary fringe. The capillary fringe is describe in the art as a moisture zone that has perfect air and moisture mixture for plant growth, can also be used to irrigate with high turbidity obstruction liquids such as precipitation runoff and alternative waters such as untreated greywater. When too much water is present within the landscape, the Multipurpose bidirectional nonpressurized climate smart subirrigation conduit apparatus can be used in reverse flow to drain the landscape. Bidirectional nonpressurized flow is achieved by gravity water equalization thus cutting any need for energy consumption. Background Art, Description of the Related Art including information disclosed under 37 CFR 1.97 and 37 CFR 1.98:

Claim (Index 15):
A multipurpose bidirectional non-pressurized subsurface irrigation conduit apparatus for irrigation, water retention, storm water treatment and drainage, said multipurpose bidirectional non-pressurized subsurface irrigation conduit apparatus place below ground as a means to establish a virtual water table level, said multipurpose bidirectional non-pressurized subsurface irrigation conduit apparatus with at least a self-leveling saturation channel as a means to maintain a equilibrium saturated zone, said self-leveling saturation channel with an open top expose to a surrounding soil media as a means to allow direct communication between the soil in said self-leveling saturated channel and the surrounding soil, said self-leveling saturation channel as a means to contain water to create said equilibrium saturated zone, said self-leveling saturation channel as a means to capture and retain surface water percolation, said self-leveling saturation channel as a means to funnel excess surface percolation water to a bidirectional liquid channel or channels, said self-leveling saturation channel as a means to hold irrigation water, at least one said bidirectional liquid channel chamber as a means to transport storm water to and from the irrigation area for pollution control, at least one said bidirectional liquid channel chamber as a means to transport water to and from the irrigation area, at least one said self-leveling saturation channel running parallel with at least one said liquid channel the full length of said multipurpose non-pressurized climate smart irrigation conduit apparatus, a shared bidirectional seep hole wall sandwich between said self-leveling saturation channel and bidirectional liquid channel chamber, a plurality of bidirectional seep holes place on the shared bidirectional seep hole wall as a means to allow liquid communication between said self-leveling saturation channel and said bidirectional liquid channel chamber, said plurality of bidirectional seep holes large in size as a means to allow obstruction liquid communication between said self-leveling saturation channel and said bidirectional liquid channel chamber, a impermeable exterior wall as a means to retain water at the buried depth of said multipurpose non-pressurized climate smart irrigation conduit apparatus, whereby said multipurpose non-pressurized climate smart irrigation conduit apparatus as a mean to manage environmental changes affecting the irrigation area during dry and wet period.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 56.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.60194
- Patent Class: 405.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13870283', '13115248', '13627707', '15464218', '14718967']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7648088020462184
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4814621563498596
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7364741374765825
- Mean Citation Score: 171.68304200000003
- Max Citation Score: 175.26366000000004
- Similarity Product: 124.27104280828718

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

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