PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15918038
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["399", "043000"]

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus operable in conjunction with a cartridge having a memory and a terminal, which is electrically connected with the memory and arranged on a downward face of the cartridge, is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a housing having an opening, a controller, and a supporter to support the cartridge at an attachment position. The supporter includes a guiding portion to guide the cartridge there-along and a memory electrode electrically connected with the controller. The guiding portion guides the cartridge being attached to the attachment position to descend as the cartridge approaches from the opening to the attachment position. The memory electrode protrudes upward at a position lower than the terminal on the cartridge and has a height to contact the terminal to electrically connect the controller with the memory when the cartridge is at the attachment position.

Claim (Index 4):
The image forming apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the supporter comprises a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall arranged to face each other across the attachment position along a direction in parallel with a rotation axis of the photosensitive drum in the cartridge under a condition where the cartridge is supported by the supporter; and\n wherein the image forming apparatus further comprises:\n a coupling arranged on the first lateral wall, the coupling being configured to supply a driving force to the cartridge; and \n a developer bias electrode arranged on the second lateral wall, the developer bias electrode being configured to supply power to the developer roller, \n wherein the memory electrode is arranged at a position closer to the first lateral wall rather than the second lateral wall.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 13.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.5
- Patent Class: 399.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['15364996', '14522807', '15444535', '15903123', '15911499']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.837979662084614
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4937183614592054
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8035535320220732
- Mean Citation Score: 260.158638
- Max Citation Score: 275.30923
- Similarity Product: 210.28152494712708

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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