PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16127973
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-09
Publication Date: 2019-01
Patent Classification: ["244", "164000"]

Abstract:
Methods and apparatus to methods and apparatus for performing propulsion operations using electric propulsion system are disclosed. An example apparatus includes means to use an electric propulsion system coupled to a frame of a spacecraft, the electric propulsion system including at least a first thruster and a second thruster, the first thruster adjacent a first side of the frame, the second thruster adjacent a second side of the frame, and means to allow at least one of the first thruster or the second thruster to control the spacecraft without using a chemical propulsion system.

Claim (Index 9):
The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the electric propulsion system includes at least a first thruster, a second thruster, a third thruster, and a fourth thruster, the first, second, third, and fourth thrusters being disposed adjacent respective corners of the space vehicle.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 35.0
- Percentile: 97.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.38095
- Patent Class: 244.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14828462', '13693694', '15477923', '15616803', '13647207']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8892748560630813
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5529620654607154
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8556435770028448
- Mean Citation Score: 382.831998
- Max Citation Score: 451.8228
- Similarity Product: 344.74397939772604

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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