PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15978989
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["294", "186000"]

Abstract:
An apparatus for picking up and positioning an item includes a vacuum assembly capable of applying a suction force to the item. The apparatus further includes an item engaging plate positioned adjacent the vacuum assembly. The apparatus still further has a blocking member positioned adjacent the vacuum assembly. The blocking member is capable of interrupting the suction force. The blocking member is positionable in a first position allowing the item to be picked up and in a second position interrupting the suction force to assist disengagement of the item.

Claim (Index 16):
The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the engaging plate is generally planer and wherein the blocking members are plates that are slideably mounted to the engaging plate so as to slide between the open position and the closed position.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 21.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.18605
- Patent Class: 294.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['10420075', '13285829', '12285616', '13546505', '10990259']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6911551404912774
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4835477083092832
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6703943972730779
- Mean Citation Score: 142.723162
- Max Citation Score: 150.11733999999996
- Similarity Product: 99.49606604756828

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

Dataset: test