PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15862737
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2019-07
Patent Classification: ["221", "211000"]

Abstract:
A device for distributing a single card from a stack of cards, where said single card is taken off the top of said stack of cards. Using a vacuum pick-up device, the invention passes a card between a pair of inwardly directed vanes to separate any attached cards so ensure that only a single card is distributed. A microprocessor controlled leveling system keeps the top card at the optimal level. The card is transported off the stack and to a collection area where it can be withdrawn by a user.

Claim (Index 7):
A device for distributing a top card from a stack of cards, comprising:\n a card housing having an open top; a plurality of cards stacked inside the card housing; a pulley disposed over the plurality of cards; a cable disposed on the pulley and having a first end connected to a suction cup; a motor cooperating with the pulley to adjust a vertical position of the suction cup; a carriage for horizontally positioning the motor, cable, and pulley; a motor coupled to a worm gear, said worm gear positioning the plurality of cards based on signals from an optical sensor; first and second inwardly and upwardly projecting vanes at an upper portion of the card housing, a minimum horizontal separation of the vanes being less than a length of a card; a vacuum source fluidly connected to the suction cup; and a processor for controlling the motor, the vacuum source, and the carriage.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 11.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.65517
- Patent Class: 221.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13803837', '15050022', '10764994', '10978049', '14330935']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7516064285727809
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4820919588702999
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7246549816025328
- Mean Citation Score: 127.2274952
- Max Citation Score: 128.5415
- Similarity Product: 82.6487376064062

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