PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15942090
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["137", "625690"]

Abstract:
A multi-way poppet valve and methods for using the same are provided. In one embodiment, the poppet valve includes a manifold and a poppet assembly including an inner poppet and an outer poppet defining one or more lands. The poppet assembly can dimensioned for receipt within a bore of the manifold and configured to move longitudinally within the manifold. The inner poppet and the outer poppet can also be formed in two separate pieces that are capable of moving with respect to one another. This design can allow the lands of the poppet assembly to form fluid-tight seals (e.g., metal-metal, metal-gasket, etc.) with the manifold. In this manner, the poppet valve can move longitudinally between open and closed positions where the fluid-tight seals respectively allow or inhibit fluid flow between selected ports of the valve.

Claim (Index 1):
A valve, comprising:\n a valve body including a longitudinal bore extending therethrough between first and second longitudinally opposed ends; a first port and a second port extending through the valve body and configured for fluid communication with the bore; and a poppet assembly longitudinally slidable within the bore between an open position and a closed position in response to an actuating force, the poppet assembly including,\n an inner poppet including a first land circumferentially dimensioned to engage the bore, and \n an outer poppet having a longitudinal channel with a portion of the inner poppet received therein, \n wherein the outer poppet and the portion of the inner poppet received within the outer poppet define a second land, the second land being longitudinally spaced from the first land and circumferentially dimensioned to engage the bore along a portion of its length, \n the inner poppet and the outer poppet being movable by a selected amount with respect to one another in response to actuation of the poppet assembly such that the first and second lands each form substantially fluid-tight circumferential seals with the bore; \n wherein the first and second lands inhibit flow of a fluid between the first and second ports in the closed position; and wherein the first and second lands permit flow of a fluid between the first and second ports in the open position.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 10.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.91026
- Patent Class: 137.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13436785', '15556141', '13367080', '14205110', '13950063']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8482103681068859
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4751694121492743
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8109062725111248
- Mean Citation Score: 250.652636
- Max Citation Score: 255.76093
- Similarity Product: 211.80955095870377

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

Dataset: test