PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15767955
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["137", "487500"]

Abstract:
A valve assembly includes a valve body, having an inlet duct, an outlet duct and an intermediate portion. An electrovalve is located proximal to the intermediate portion. A measurement device is directly connected to the valve body. The measurement device includes a sensor for taking a measurement for determining a physical characteristic of the fluid that can flow in the valve assembly. The electrovalve includes a first electronic circuit for conducting an electric control signal from a control unit to the electrovalve. The measurement device includes a second electronic circuit for conducting the electric signals exchanged between the control unit and the sensor. The first electronic circuit and the second electronic circuit are implemented on a single header or printed circuit board. The electrovalve and the measurement device are mechanically connected directly to the single header or printed circuit board.

Claim (Index 1):
A valve assembly for household appliances, comprising:\n a valve body comprising: at least one inlet duct; at least one outlet duct and at least one intermediate portion for joining said at least one inlet duct and said at least one outlet duct; at least one electronic adjustment device located proximal to said at least one intermediate portion, adapted to allow, when open, a fluid to flow from said at least one inlet duct towards said at least one outlet duct; at least one measurement device, directly connected to the valve body; said at least one measurement device comprises at least one sensor adapted to take a measurement for determining at least one physical characteristic of the fluid flowing in said valve assembly; said at least one electronic adjustment device comprises a first electronic circuit at least adapted to conduct an electric control signal from a control unit to the electronic adjustment device; said at least one measurement device comprises a second electronic circuit at least adapted to conduct the electric signals exchanged between said control unit and said at least one sensor; said first electronic circuit and said second electronic circuit are implemented on a single stripboard or printed circuit board; said at least one electronic adjustment device and said at least one measurement device are mechanically connected directly to said single stripboard or printed circuit board; said at least one measurement device is a flow measurement device comprising at least one sensor for taking a flow measurement.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.41935
- Patent Class: 137.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['15032641', '14614452', '12596378', '10550694', '15028586']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8168717605942274
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4542889409209542
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7806134786269
- Mean Citation Score: 144.99122400000005
- Max Citation Score: 148.838
- Similarity Product: 108.807108299613

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

Dataset: test