PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16024280
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-06
Publication Date: 2019-01
Patent Classification: ["198", "434000"]

Abstract:
Flight and indexing assemblies for automated packaging systems provide better product spacing for faster and more reliable automation. In an example, a plurality of flights may include a plate- or sheet-like body with a perpendicular flange extending from an upper portion of the flight. Two adjacent flanges contain a pouch or other product to be packaged in a case. A flange constrains an upper portion of each pouch to a confined and predetermined area, thereby aiding grippers of an end-of-arm tool to grasp the pouches. A flight and product indexing assembly is configured to control spacing between adjacent flights, and to position pouches constrained between adjacent flights, so that flights position product at predetermined locations for gripping by the end-of-arm tool.

Claim (Index 20):
A method of operating an assembly, comprising:\n confining a plurality of product items between a plurality of flights, wherein each flight comprises a plate and a flange, and wherein the flange is perpendicular to the plate; moving a flight and product index assembly between:\n a first position configured to control spacing between the plurality of flights, wherein a plurality of slots in the flight and product indexer engage flights, thereby locating the flights in prescribed areas; and \n a second position, wherein the flight and product index assembly does not engage the plurality of flights and the flights are allowed to move; and \n removing the plurality of product items when the flight and product index assembly is in the first position.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 2.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.68831
- Patent Class: 198.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13047355', '15663205', '15232445', '12840617', '11344706']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7027411708181295
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4585968342026661
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6783267371565831
- Mean Citation Score: 134.68293799999998
- Max Citation Score: 137.19827
- Similarity Product: 88.7556213832444

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