PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15886782
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["136", "246000"]

Abstract:
A distributed torque, single axis solar tracking system includes a plurality of spaced apart mounting posts with selected posts having an electrically controlled actuator mounted thereon. A torque structure extends between the actuators to distribute rotational torque on the torque structure. A plurality of solar panels is connected to the torque structure. Electrical apparatus is coupled to each actuator and designed to be coupled to a power source so that when the electrical apparatus is coupled to the power source, the plurality of actuators is energized to rotate simultaneously a desired amount. Whereby the plurality of solar panels is rotated the desired amount as the plurality of actuators rotates.

Claim (Index 14):
A distributed torque, single axis solar tracking system comprising:\n a plurality of spaced apart mounting or support posts with a periodic post of the plurality of posts being a selected post with intermediate posts in between selected posts; a plurality of electrically controlled actuators, one each of the plurality of electrically controlled actuators mounted on the selected posts of the plurality of posts, each actuator of the plurality of actuators including an electrically energizable rotatably mounted slew drive, and the slew drive in each actuator of the plurality of actuators including and being driven by an electric motor; each of the intermediate posts having one of a damper device, a locking device, or a bearing member mounted thereon; a torque structure extending between the plurality of actuators to evenly distribute rotational torque on the torque structure, the torque structure being attached to the rotatably mounted slew drive for rotation therewith; a plurality of solar panels connected to the torque structure, the plurality of solar panels including one solar panel of the plurality of solar panels situated between each adjacent pair of mounting or support posts of the plurality of spaced apart mounting or support posts; and electrical apparatus coupled to the electric motor of each actuator of the plurality of actuators and designed to be coupled to a power source, the electrical apparatus, when coupled to the power source, energizing the electric motors of the plurality of actuators to rotate simultaneously a desired amount, whereby the plurality of solar panels is rotated the desired amount as the plurality of actuators rotates.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 32.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.90164
- Patent Class: 136.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14765600', '12816195', '12473163', '12513020', '13319290']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7922680725557544
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5003071764963275
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7630719829498117
- Mean Citation Score: 220.38674
- Max Citation Score: 252.09929
- Similarity Product: 177.94369911951486

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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