PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15778648
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-12
Patent Classification: ["198", "370040"]

Abstract:
In order, e.g., to provide a line sorter in which acoustic noise resulting from the polygon effect is reduced, there is disclosed a sorter ( 102 ) for sorting items of various shapes, sizes and weights, such as postal parcels or airport baggage. The sorter includes a closed loop comprising a plurality of sorting carts ( 302 ) for moving along an upper track section, a lower track section and end track sections in a moving direction. The plurality of carts are coupled at couplings ( 312 ), which enable the carts to pivot relatively to each other in at least one plane when in operation. Each cart is able to pivot relatively to an adjacent cart at two or more pivot points ( 404, 414, 1002 ) where the two or more pivot points are positioned a pivot point distance greater than zero apart in the moving direction of the carts.

Claim (Index 1):
A sorter for sorting items of various shapes, sizes and weights, such as postal parcels or airport baggage, the sorter comprising\n an upper track section and a lower track section, where the upper track section and the lower track section are connected at end track sections, one end track section at each of two ends of the sorter, at least one position dedicated induction of items onto the sorter, such as by an induction, a plurality of discharges for sorting one or more items into their respective discharge, a closed loop comprising a plurality of sorting carts ( 302 ) being provided for moving along the upper track section, the lower track section and the end track sections in a moving direction, the plurality of sorting carts each comprising at least one item supporting surface, where the plurality of carts are coupled at couplings, which couplings enable the carts to pivot relatively to each other in at least one plane when in operation, where each cart is able to pivot relatively to an adjacent cart at two or more pivot points, where the two or more pivot points are positioned a pivot point distance greater than zero apart in the moving direction of the carts.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 15.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.77419
- Patent Class: 198.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['15736131', '15781730', '14336811', '12595483', '13536507']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7412836982120288
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5078237865004229
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7179377070408682
- Mean Citation Score: 270.940352
- Max Citation Score: 363.71924
- Similarity Product: 312.6501780899096

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

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