PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15871307
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2019-07
Patent Classification: ["137", "565160"]

Abstract:
Fluid distribution systems comprising a wireless, self-recharging fluid distribution system and method for their use. In a preferred example, the fluid distribution system is an automated or semi-automated on-command hot water system, wherein the wireless, self-recharging fluid distribution system comprises a fluid turbine and a battery, for converting fluid flow into electricity to recharge the battery. In certain examples, the wireless, self-recharging fluid distribution system also comprises a sensor component, such as a sensor selected from the group consisting of a pressure sensor, a moisture sensor, a sound-receiving sensor, a temperature sensor, a flow sensor, and a chemical sensor. In some examples such fluid distribution systems may be of particular use in environments having limited access to electricity, such as vessels, mobile homes, trailers, and “of the grid” structures having no access to dependable electricity supply.

Claim (Index 18):
A wireless, self-recharging fluid distribution system component comprising\n a) a first fluid line segment lacking a fluid valve and having a fluid inlet and a first fluid outlet, b) a second line segment fluidly joined to said first fluid line segment between said fluid inlet and said first fluid outlet, said second line segment comprising\n i) a second fluid outlet, and \n ii) an automated valve component disposed within said second fluid line segment and structured to be actuated wirelessly to open and close a fluid connection between the first fluid line segment and the second fluid outlet, \n wherein said wireless, self-recharging fluid distribution system component comprises\n d) a generator component turbine disposed within said first fluid line segment or said second fluid line segment and being structured to rotate when water flows therethrough; \n e) a rechargeable battery component electrically connected to and charged by said generator component turbine and electrically connected to and powering said automated valve component; \n said wireless, self-recharging fluid distribution system component comprising a wireless receiver/transmitter enabled to wirelessly transmit sensor data to a controller component, and to open or close the automated valve component in response to commands wirelessly received from the controller component; said wireless, self-recharging fluid distribution system component consisting of a single automated valve component.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 29.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.12
- Patent Class: 137.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15367387', '14092040', '15362000', '10394795', '12977827']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8237702339131739
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.492244638063978
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7906176743282544
- Mean Citation Score: 193.119848
- Max Citation Score: 205.43112
- Similarity Product: 117.79927772440908

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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