PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15863063
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-05
Patent Classification: ["426", "431000"]

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for controlling operation of a beverage forming machine arranged for use with cartridges of different types, or receiving an upwardly flowing beverage from a cartridge. A beverage outlet may be movable to receive beverage from a cartridge of a first type, and to not receive beverage from a cartridge of a second type. Different cartridge characteristics may be detected by multiple detectors, e.g., for detecting a presence/absence of a cartridge, a cartridge type and/or an authorization feature.

Claim (Index 40):
A method for forming a beverage using a beverage forming apparatus, comprising:\n providing a beverage forming apparatus including a cartridge holder arranged to engage with and support a cartridge placed in the cartridge holder; providing a cartridge in the cartridge holder; introducing fluid into the cartridge in the cartridge holder to form a beverage, the fluid being introduced into the cartridge in a downward direction; and receiving beverage from the cartridge in the cartridge holder, the beverage flowing in an upward direction while exiting from the cartridge.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 2.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.81633
- Patent Class: 426.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14157889', '14157853', '14158057', '15056316', '14448031']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7690446847510242
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5301258369137147
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7451527999672933
- Mean Citation Score: 309.212306
- Max Citation Score: 338.5633
- Similarity Product: 261.98628021437526

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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