PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15895853
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2019-08
Patent Classification: ["123", "14250R"]

Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for improving the operating range of an electric vehicle having an engine wherein waste heat generated during motor operation is transferred to pre-heat the engine. Engine starting is predicted based on the electrical torque demand of the vehicle relative to the actual and predicted electrical energy consumption of the electric vehicle. Prior to starting the engine to charge a battery of the motor, various engine components are pre-heated in an order that improves vehicle range while also optimizing fuel economy.

Claim (Index 17):
The method of  claim 16 , wherein waste heat from motor operation is transferred from the motor to the phase change material via the first and the third heat exchangers when a temperature of the phase change material is below a threshold, and wherein the waste heat is transferred from the phase change material to the engine via the second and the third heat exchangers when the temperature of the phase change material is above the threshold.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 4.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.5614
- Patent Class: 123.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14223870', '15072160', '11747097', '12928493', '15816391']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7179190091713481
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4931013498273338
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6954372432369467
- Mean Citation Score: 196.280808
- Max Citation Score: 200.93391
- Similarity Product: 128.83282402548193

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

Dataset: test