PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16194053
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-11
Publication Date: 2019-03
Patent Classification: ["074", "111000"]

Abstract:
The improved gearbox mechanism of the present invention includes a plurality of cam-actuated gear block assemblies, which transfer power from a power shaft to a secondary or output gear element. Each gear block assembly includes a gear block having a surface that periodically interfaces with a secondary or output gear element. In a preferred embodiment the interface surface comprises a plurality of projections or teeth which correspond to complementary holes, projections or gear teeth on the output gear element. Each gear or torque block assembly further includes pivot assemblies, which connect or link the torque block to a cam assembly, which in turn is connected to a power source. The cam assembly comprises a set of corresponding cam elements arranged in a tandem configuration and having a unique circuitous pathway or groove formed therein so that the movement of the torque block may be controlled in three dimensions in accordance with a certain design parameter. In a preferred embodiment, a portion of the pathway is generally spiral in shape.

Claim (Index 1):
A gearbox mechanism comprising in combination:\n a cam assembly rotatable about a central axis, said cam assembly comprising two cam elements configured in tandem, wherein each of the cam elements has a portion of a circuitous pathway formed in opposing interior surfaces of said cam elements; an output element configured to rotate about the central axis, said output element having an interface surface; a plurality of cam-actuated torque block assemblies spaced about the circumference of said cam assembly, wherein each torque block assembly includes a torque block having an interface surface; and a pivot assembly comprising:\n a pivot lever engaging the torque block along the circumference of the cam assembly, said pivot lever comprising a fixed axis pivot point and positioned between the two cams; \n a cam follower pivotably coupled to the pivot lever and which maintains contact with the circuitous pathway formed in the cam assembly; \n wherein said pivot assembly drives said torque block assembly through a three-dimensional circuit of movement in response to rotation of said cam assembly, said circuit of movement comprising causing the plurality of torque block assemblies to engage said output element, causing said torque assembly to move said output element a specified distance prior to disengaging.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 32.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.11765
- Patent Class: 74.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['16111344', '13795488', '14995094', '15996179', '14318447']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8397606813128169
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5256464565175145
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8083492588332867
- Mean Citation Score: 364.047222
- Max Citation Score: 432.5148
- Similarity Product: 381.452879227066

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