PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16012824
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-06
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["700", "230000"]

Abstract:
Systems and apparatus with circuits that are configured to detect fallen containers upstream or proximate an intake zone suitable for automated evaluation apparatus using different sensors, including at least one lower sensor and at least one upper sensor which is positioned to project an optical signal at a height corresponding to a top portion of an upright container to thereby allow an increased reliability in detection of different orientations and positions of fallen containers. An optional second lower sensor may be used which is longitudinally spaced apart from the first lower sensor and the lower sensors can transmit optical signals across the container travel path that do not intersect.

Claim (Index 26):
The apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the apparatus has a container travel path that narrows in width as it approaches the wheel to a width that is less than four container diameters, and wherein the apparatus comprises a control circuit that is configured to identify a bridge of frictionally engaged upright containers based on data from at least of the at least one lower sensor, then automatically reverse direction of the conveyor to dislodge the bridge.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 80.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.45455
- Patent Class: 700.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13796874', '13854743', '15097410', '13004269', '11425797']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.3731065131113006
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5217046787627653
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.3879663296764472
- Mean Citation Score: 186.529572
- Max Citation Score: 335.5239
- Similarity Product: 294.16377717897893

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

Dataset: test