PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15952517
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-12
Patent Classification: ["399", "034000"]

Abstract:
Provided is an inexpensive image forming apparatus capable of monitoring the generating state of various powders. The image forming apparatus includes a minute-particle-measuring device, a toner-particles-detecting air duct, a paper dust-detecting air duct, and blower fans. The minute-particle-measuring device detects the concentration of minute particles in air. The toner-particle-detecting air duct is an air duct leading from the image forming unit to the minute-particle-measuring device. The paper-dust-detecting air duct is an air duct leading from the paper-conveying path to the minute-particle-measuring device. The blower fans are respectively provided in the toner-particle-detecting air duct and the paper-dust-detecting air duct, and generate airflow that flows toward the minute-particle-measuring device side. The blower fans in the toner-particle-detecting air duct and in the paper-dust-detecting air duct are switched.

Claim (Index 5):
The image forming apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein a plate-shaped toner-receiving member for receiving dropped toner powder, and a vibration motor for vibrating the toner-receiving member are provided in the image forming unit.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.54717
- Patent Class: 399.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['12912619', '11271808', '13064458', '14250543', '14384587']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.786943616619754
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4855118497464981
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7568004399324284
- Mean Citation Score: 181.71968
- Max Citation Score: 193.4145
- Similarity Product: 133.9470337893963

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

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