PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15941675
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["473", "157000"]

Abstract:
A green simulation apparatus having a configurable upper surface with a changeable contour may comprise a covering forming the upper surface and a plurality of vertically movable positioning elements forming an array on which the covering rests. Each positioning element has a head, a bottom element, and a support frame positioned between the head and bottom element. The support frame includes at least a first frame member and a second frame member each having opposite ends and being pivotally connected together at a cross-over point spaced from opposite ends of the frame members in a scissor-like configuration such that convergence of the frame members raises the head and divergence of the frame members lowers the head.

Claim (Index 1):
A green simulation apparatus having a configurable upper surface with a changeable contour, the apparatus comprising:\n a covering forming the upper surface; a covering support assembly configured to support the covering, the support assembly comprising: a plurality of movable positioning elements having the covering resting thereon, the plurality of positioning elements being positioned in an array extending in a reference plane; and a movement actuator configured to move at least one of the positioning elements independently of other positioning elements in the array; wherein at least one of the positioning elements comprises a head, a bottom element and a support frame positioned between the bottom element and the head and supporting the head in manner permitting movement of the head along an axis extending substantially perpendicular to the reference plane, the support frame including at least a first frame member and a second frame member each having opposite ends and being pivotally connected together in a scissor-like configuration at a cross-over point spaced from opposite ends of the frame members such that convergence of the frame members produces movement of the head in a first direction away from the bottom element and divergence of the frame members produces movement of the head in a second direction towards the bottom element.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 26.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.77941
- Patent Class: 473.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15228284', '15191053', '14718344', '14942270', '14705338']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6754140010635629
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5383586045843118
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6617084614156378
- Mean Citation Score: 338.11497
- Max Citation Score: 391.68484
- Similarity Product: 380.21179936434265

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 0
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 0
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test