PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15912114
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["221", "001000"]

Abstract:
A merchandise dispensing apparatus for deterring theft has at least one merchandise support module which includes a covering defining an interior space within the module. A support member and a dispensing member are mounted to the module, the dispensing member being mounted adjacent to the support member. A lockout device is also mounted to each module and connected to the dispensing member. The lockout device includes a housing with a user input member accessible from outside the housing. The user input member communicates with the dispensing member. A controller, which includes a memory and a processor, electrically communicates with the user input member. A sensor electrically communicates with the controller and senses the dispensing of an associated packaged item mounted on the support member. A signaling device electrically communicates with the controller to provide a notification upon the dispensing of the associated packaged item.

Claim (Index 35):
The method of  claim 33 , wherein inhibiting rotation of the second dispensing member includes actuating an electro-mechanical lock configured to inhibit rotation of the first dispensing member.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 20.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.5
- Patent Class: 221.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14491490', '15096042', '09438602', '13795929', '11054097']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7484184632975315
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5189367895388398
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7254702959216623
- Mean Citation Score: 182.970696
- Max Citation Score: 259.3008
- Similarity Product: 158.8159163555145

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