PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15882249
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["049", "024000"]

Abstract:
A “Pipe and Strap Operating Drive System” (PSODS) is disclosed which efficiently and accurately positions a blocker, or door mechanism, over an opening that is of exact or similar profile and dimensions as the door mechanism. In the preferred embodiment, PSODS is used to vary the position of a poultry house ventilation blocker or door mechanism from a tightly-closed position against the opening, or when required, within a certain range of door mechanism open positions, as dictated by weather conditions or internal air quality. Essentially, the inventive concept featuring PSODS utilizes at least one strap, wherein a first end of each strap is wound about a length of pipe, termed a “pipe drive.” The second end of the strap is attached proximate an upper edge of the door mechanism. As the pipe drive is rotated, the attached strap(s) control movement of the door mechanism toward a closed or open position.

Claim (Index 1):
Where it is required to periodically operate a door mechanism of a certain size, which door mechanism (a) is hingedly attached to a structure, and (b) is proximate a correspondingly-sized opening in the structure, a pipe and strap operating drive device for positioning the door mechanism fully closed flush over the opening, or within a range of settings spaced apart from the opening, the device comprising:\n a length of pipe, two braces affixed to the structure, such that each brace rotatingly supports one end of the length of pipe, at least one pipe sleeve, at least one strap, at least one guide bracket having a roller pin, a plurality of hexagonal-head locking setscrews, and a plurality of screw-type fasteners.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 20.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.82105
- Patent Class: 49.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15290627', '13085539', '15067431', '12277638', '15695806']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7617947422792419
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4651417941235571
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7321294474636735
- Mean Citation Score: 150.35981999999996
- Max Citation Score: 161.80151
- Similarity Product: 127.51150800823092

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

Dataset: test