PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16127848
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-09
Publication Date: 2019-02
Patent Classification: ["047", "057500"]

Abstract:
A method of using a hand-held miniature device for injecting an agent into a tree with continuous pressure that is adjustable. The device features one-thumb on/off switch operation for a metered dose, precise dose measuring, and air-powered injection in a lightweight device. The on/off switch does not need to be held in the on position by a user.

Claim (Index 1):
A method for injecting an agent into a tree for use by a user, the method comprising the following steps:\n (a) providing a portable hand-holdable tree injection device capable of delivering a variable but continuous injection of a pre-chosen agent at different injection pressures into the tree's trunk, wherein the device is powered by a portable air tank or regulator, weighs between about 1-4 pounds, and comprises a clear metering barrel, an air piston, a flow control valve, a needle at the end of the device, and an on/off switch; (b) adjusting the dose of the agent to be injected into the tree by using the clear metering barrel to identify the dose to be applied; (c) adjusting the air pressure to be between about 1 psi-125 psi; (c) inserting the needle into the tree, wherein the needle is injected directly into the tree or injected through a plug placed in the tree; (d) turning the on/off switch to the on position, and then releasing the switch, such that the user is not required to hold the on/off switch in the on position throughout injection; (e) thereby injecting the tree with the agent.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 97.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.3125
- Patent Class: 47.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13065133', '13200311', '10234674', '15059033', '12375898']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6753975156908979
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4528159228001421
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6531393564018224
- Mean Citation Score: 119.942396
- Max Citation Score: 151.15067
- Similarity Product: 120.32153766999365

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