PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16004246
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-06
Publication Date: 2019-12
Patent Classification: ["296", "051000"]

Abstract:
A swing and drop tailgate is configured to undergo two distinct motions, each with advantages depending on circumstances. The swing and drop tailgate can undergo a rotation motion about a hinge, as well as a swing down motion via a linkage. The swing down motion allows closer access to the bed, and extends less far from the rear of the vehicle as compared to the drop motion. The motions may be manually controlled, or actuator controlled. One or more latches may constrain motion, or prevent, of the tailgate. A tailgate assembly may include a post assembly and a tailgate, that may move together as a rigid body when dropping, or move relative to one another when swinging.

Claim (Index 18):
The method of  claim 17 , further comprising determining, using control circuitry, that the second latch is locked, wherein the rotating the tailgate assembly about the first axis of the hinge is based at least in part on the determining.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 44.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.87143
- Patent Class: 296.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15268767', '15400347', '10894951', '10894631', '13835226']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7723649565333364
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4623510949102647
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7413635703710293
- Mean Citation Score: 198.776938
- Max Citation Score: 208.48833
- Similarity Product: 153.97052039084315

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