PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15935027
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["141", "071000"]

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for increasing the specific weight of a dry particulate bulk commodity while said commodity is within a transportation vessel, using an array of pokers, these pokers equipped with the means of emitting lateral vibrations into the surrounding commodity and simultaneously creating an air flow through that dry commodity towards the nearest poker of the array.

Claim (Index 1):
An apparatus for achieving volume reduction in a dry particulate bulk commodity while said commodity is within a transportation vessel, and comprising:\n a poker activated while it is surrounded by said commodity, said poker comprising an elongated cylindrical assembly of members; and the long axis of the said poker being vertical; and a drive shaft extending within said poker and operatively connecting a rotational power source to an eccentric weight located close to lower end of the said poker; and said drive shaft to be flexible, comprised of two straight lengths connected by means of a universal joint; and said eccentric weight enveloped within an air-permeable filtered drain; and an air extraction fan located close to upper end of the said poker; and air-tight containment of said poker extending from base of said fan to top of said filtered drain; and said universal joint being positioned within the said poker at an elevation where the said air-tight containment of said poker is comprised of flexible tubing.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 5.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.37778
- Patent Class: 141.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15545091', '10996251', '12805335', '12554893', '14376341']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7234664013269462
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4474055532151839
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.69586031651577
- Mean Citation Score: 80.12957759999998
- Max Citation Score: 87.68994
- Similarity Product: 63.38951340811016

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

Dataset: test