PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15978989
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["294", "186000"]

Abstract:
An apparatus for picking up and positioning an item includes a vacuum assembly capable of applying a suction force to the item. The apparatus further includes an item engaging plate positioned adjacent the vacuum assembly. The apparatus still further has a blocking member positioned adjacent the vacuum assembly. The blocking member is capable of interrupting the suction force. The blocking member is positionable in a first position allowing the item to be picked up and in a second position interrupting the suction force to assist disengagement of the item.

Claim (Index 5):
The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the blocking member is a plate slideably mounted adjacent the engaging plate and wherein the blocking member has at least one aperture that generally aligns with the aperture of the engaging plate when the blocking member is in the first position and that is generally out of alignment when the blocking member is in the second position.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 21.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.18605
- Patent Class: 294.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['10420075', '13285829', '12285616', '13546505', '10990259']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6873878082009933
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4999794060670247
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6686469679875965
- Mean Citation Score: 142.723162
- Max Citation Score: 150.11733999999996
- Similarity Product: 85.17565389700293

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