PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16140525
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-09
Publication Date: 2019-01
Patent Classification: ["700", "244000"]

Abstract:
A liquid product distribution network includes a keg distribution monitoring and reporting apparatus for operation in association with a tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus. The keg distribution monitoring and reporting apparatus includes a radio transmitter device and sensing circuitry for sensing and communicating physical properties associating with the keg. A tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus senses flow of a liquid through a tap includes a tap handle radio transmitter device for fitting within and protected by a tap handle and a low-energy consumption tap handle radio/processing module. A mobile communications device with geographic position sensing device and/or said tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus passively and without user interaction within the keg distribution network, without using network uplink/gateway circuit devices for sensing and reporting fluid storage, flow, and financial operations relating to the distribution of said liquid product throughout the liquid product distribution network.

Claim (Index 1):
A liquid product distribution network monitoring and reporting system, comprising:\n A keg distribution monitoring and reporting apparatus for operation in association with a tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus; said keg distribution monitoring and reporting apparatus, comprising:\n a small form factor keg sensing and reporting device, comprising: \n an outer housing having a height and diameter of less than several inches for fitting on and fixedly attaching to top or bottom chime of a keg without extending any keg physical boundaries in any dimension, and further whereby the top or bottom chime physically protects said outer housing during keg distribution in a keg distribution network; \n an inner housing fitting within and protected by said outer housing; \n a radio transmitter device fitting within and protected by said inner housing and comprising a low-energy consumption radio/processing module; \n sensing circuitry associated with said radio transmitter device for sensing and communicating to said radio/processing module physical properties associating with the keg, and \n radiofrequency signal transmission circuitry associated with said radio/processing module for transmitting radiofrequency signals from said small form factor keg sensing and reporting device without the use of geographic position or cell radio circuitry; and further \n a battery power supply fitting within and protected by said outer housing and electrically powering said radio transmitter device; \n whereby said small form factor keg sensing and reporting device operates without geographic position sensing or cell radio circuitry for a period of up to five years; and \n a mobile communications device comprising geographic position sensing and cell radio circuitry for moving to a plurality of locations within the keg distribution network and configured to receive and process said radiofrequency signals from said small form factor and reporting device passively and without user interaction; \n said mobile communications device further comprising memory circuitry for storing data and computer processor executable instructions relating to the keg and the keg distribution network, and further comprising computer processing circuitry for processing said data and executing said executable instructions for monitoring and reporting the physical properties and location of the keg within the keg distribution network, without otherwise using network uplink/gateway circuit device; and \n said tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus comprising circuitry and for sensing flow of a liquid through a tap positioned to dispense a liquid from said keg.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 20.0
- Percentile: 97.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.4
- Patent Class: 700.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15602024', '15416399', '14193697', '14402844', '15804602']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.4173777130549395
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5978852848783442
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.43542847023728
- Mean Citation Score: 294.85113399999994
- Max Citation Score: 526.1049
- Similarity Product: 506.55410018443473

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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