PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15743545
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["188", "07700W"]

Abstract:
Motion control systems, devices, and methods are operable for controlling rotary motion of an actuated device. In one aspect, a motion control device is coupled between an external motive input ( 200 ) and a rotary output device ( 300 ). The motion control device has a brake core ( 110 ) configured to produce an electromagnetic field when an electric current is applied. A brake band ( 130 ) made of a magnetically responsive material surrounds the brake core ( 110 ) and is coupled to the brake core ( 110 ) when the electric current is applied. A rotor ( 120 ) that is coupled to both the external motive input ( 200 ) and the rotary output surrounds at least the perimeter of the brake band ( 130 ) and is coupled to the brake band ( 130 ) for rotation together. When the electric current is applied, the rotor ( 120 ) and the brake core ( 110 ) are thus rotatably locked together to control rotary motion generated by actuating forces imparted by the external motive input ( 200 ).

Claim (Index 14):
A method for adjusting, changing, and/or locking a position of an actuated device to any of a range of desired positions between two extreme states, the method comprising:\n providing a rotor about and rotatable relative to a brake core, the brake core including a coil configured to generate an electromagnetic field when an electric current is applied; providing a brake band between the rotor and the brake core, the brake band being coupled with the rotor for rotation therewith, the brake band including a magnetically responsive material; coupling an external motive input to the rotor, the external motive input being movable to cause the rotor to rotate relative to the brake core; coupling a rotary output device to the rotor, the rotary output device being configured for angular movement upon rotation of the rotor relative to the brake core; upon receipt of a first control input, controlling a position of the rotary output device by applying the electric current to the coil, wherein applying the electric current to the coil causes the brake band to be magnetically coupled to the brake core to prevent relative movement between the rotor and the brake core; and upon receipt of a second control input, disconnecting the electric current from the coil, wherein disconnecting the electric current from the coil causes the brake band to be decoupled from the brake core to allow free rotation therebetween.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 53.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.63514
- Patent Class: 188.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['11251021', '15073468', '14407519', '12630109', '11087578']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7931915220257872
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4588903639735288
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7597614062205614
- Mean Citation Score: 178.88786199999996
- Max Citation Score: 192.80841
- Similarity Product: 142.14972990612569

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