PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15879003
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-12
Patent Classification: ["073", "864150"]

Abstract:
A pipette controller for aspirating and dispensing multiple aliquots of a fluid from a reservoir of fluid. The pipette controller may include a pipette holder adapted to operatively connect a pipette to the pipette controller; a pressure tank pneumatically connected to the pipette holder; a pump pneumatically connected to the pressure tank and configured to inject air into the pressure tank to create positive air pressure inside the pressure tank; an aliquot valve controlling airflow between the pressure tank and the pipette holder; and an electronic control. The electronic control may open and close the aliquot valve

Claim (Index 20):
A pipette controller comprising:\n a pipette holder adapted to operatively connect a pipette to the pipette controller; a pressure tank pneumatically connected to the pipette holder; a pressure tank pressure sensor that measures the air pressure inside the pressure tank; a pump pneumatically connected to the pressure tank and configured to inject air into the pressure tank to maintain a positive air pressure inside the pressure tank; a vacuum tank pneumatically connected to the pipette holder; a vacuum tank pressure sensor that measure the air pressure inside the vacuum tank; a pump pneumatically connected to the vacuum tank and configured to evacuate air from the vacuum tank to maintain a negative pressure inside the vacuum tank; an aspiration valve that controls airflow from the pipette holder to the vacuum tank; a dispense valve that controls airflow from the pressure tank to the pipette holder; a pressure sensor that measures pressure in the pipette holder, such pressure being substantially the same as the pressure in the pipette; an electronic controller that interfaces with the pressure sensors and can control at least the aspirate valve, dispense valve, and pump; and a user interface in communication with the electronic controller to communicate a volume to be aspirated or dispensed; wherein the electronic controller opens the dispense valve and subsequently closes it when the air pressure measured by the pressure tank pressure sensor changes to a pre-determined air pressure change corresponding to the amount of air transferred from the pressure tank to the pipette holder to dispense a volume of fluid equal to the desired dispense volume.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.19149
- Patent Class: 73.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['10700374', '15556987', '10944532', '11906140', '12389061']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7648641684378129
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.498009956075806
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7381787472016121
- Mean Citation Score: 215.50352
- Max Citation Score: 273.17477
- Similarity Product: 203.7146653954101

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

Dataset: test