PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16118193
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-08
Publication Date: 2019-01
Patent Classification: ["700", "237000"]

Abstract:
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a dispenser configured for storing one or more items and dispensing the stored items to authorized users. According to various embodiments, the dispenser generally includes a housing defining an interior portion dimensioned to receive one or more items and a laterally sliding access door comprised of a flexible barrier configured to provide restricted access to items stored within the dispenser. In various embodiments, the dispenser also includes a biasing system configured bias the access door to a closed position.

Claim (Index 21):
A dispenser for storing one or more items and providing selective access to the items, the dispenser comprising:\n a housing defining an access opening and an interior portion dimensioned for receiving the one or more items; at least one support member disposed adjacent a linear perimeter portion of the access opening and extending at least substantially across the access opening from the access opening's first edge to the access opening's second edge; and a slidable access door disposed adjacent the access opening and configured for selectably blocking access through the access opening into the interior portion of the housing, the slidable access door comprising:\n at least one rigid member defining a leading edge of the slidable access door, wherein the rigid member is operatively connected to the housing and configured to slide between the access opening's first edge and the access opening's second edge; and \n a sliding assembly operatively connecting the support member with the at least one support member to permit the access door to move to:\n (i) a closed position in which the access door prevents access to one or more items stored within the interior portion of the housing through the access opening, and \n (ii) an open position in which the access door permits access to one or more items stored within the interior portion of the housing through the access opening.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 2.0
- Percentile: 96.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.75472
- Patent Class: 700.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13397196', '15332477', '15013779', '15437274', '14042612']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.4793353125091373
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5490216397256846
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.486303945230792
- Mean Citation Score: 365.85208200000005
- Max Citation Score: 430.07843
- Similarity Product: 389.3829779726863

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

Dataset: test