PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16110328
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-08
Publication Date: 2019-05
Patent Classification: ["425", "308000"]

Abstract:
A method of additively manufacturing parts by selectively cooling a liquefied thermoplastic material.

Claim (Index 8):
A method for the manufacturing of a thermoplastic article, comprising:\n a) heating a layer of liquid thermoplastic material in a build tray having a base that contains or is in contact with an array of heat exchange elements each of which are configured to independently heat or cool a respective area of the build tray; b) placing a cooled platen on a surface of the liquid thermoplastic material creating a liquid interface between both the heat/cool element matrix and the platen; c) causing the array of heat exchange elements to cool areas of the build tray corresponding to a location where the article is to be formed, causing the liquid thermoplastic material to cool and solidify in selected areas to create a first layer of the article; d) causing the array of heat exchange elements to liquefy a thin layer of cooled and solidified thermoplastic material sufficient to allow it to release from the build tray as the platen is raised; e) refilling the build tray with a new layer of liquid thermoplastic; f) lowering the platen, together with the first layer of the article, so that a bottom of the first layer of the article is in contact with the new layer of liquid thermoplastic; repeating steps a) through f) until a complete article is formed.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 96.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.0
- Patent Class: 425.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15445227', '14333947', '14575558', '14848006', '15145261']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7034395374746332
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4848209947280747
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6815776831999774
- Mean Citation Score: 139.20881200000002
- Max Citation Score: 141.65785
- Similarity Product: 87.73421275250314

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

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