PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15912114
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["221", "001000"]

Abstract:
A merchandise dispensing apparatus for deterring theft has at least one merchandise support module which includes a covering defining an interior space within the module. A support member and a dispensing member are mounted to the module, the dispensing member being mounted adjacent to the support member. A lockout device is also mounted to each module and connected to the dispensing member. The lockout device includes a housing with a user input member accessible from outside the housing. The user input member communicates with the dispensing member. A controller, which includes a memory and a processor, electrically communicates with the user input member. A sensor electrically communicates with the controller and senses the dispensing of an associated packaged item mounted on the support member. A signaling device electrically communicates with the controller to provide a notification upon the dispensing of the associated packaged item.

Claim (Index 22):
A merchandise dispensing apparatus for deterring theft, the apparatus comprising:\n a first merchandise support module including a first support member, a first dispensing member, a first user input member, and a first controller, the first support member configured to support a first packaged item, the first dispensing member configured to dispense the first packaged item from the first support member, the first user input member configured to rotate the first dispensing member, the first controller configured to inhibit rotation of the first dispensing member; a second merchandise support module including a second support member, a second dispensing member, a second user input member, and a second controller, the second support member configured to support a second packaged item, the second dispensing member configured to dispense the second packaged item from the second support member, the second user input member configured to rotate the second dispensing member, the second controller configured to inhibit rotation of the second dispensing member; and a central controller configured to electrically communicate with the first controller and the second controller, wherein the first controller is operable to electrically notify the central controller upon dispensation of the first packaged item, and wherein the second controller is operable to electrically notify the central controller upon dispensation of the second packaged item.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 20.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.5
- Patent Class: 221.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14491490', '15096042', '09438602', '13795929', '11054097']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7255833740864214
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5154457987967898
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7045696165574582
- Mean Citation Score: 182.970696
- Max Citation Score: 259.3008
- Similarity Product: 162.3643983309746

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