PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15966678
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["439", "533000"]

Abstract:
A power transfer system to facilitate the transfer of electrical power between tree trunk sections of an artificial tree is disclosed. The power transfer system can advantageously enable neighboring tree trunk sections to be electrically connected without the need to rotationally align the tree trunk sections. Power distribution subsystems can be partially disposed within the trunk sections. The power distribution subsystems can comprise a male end, a female end, or both. The male ends can have prongs and the female ends can have channels, and the prongs and channels may be positioned outside of the trunk sections. The prongs can be inserted into the channels to electrically connect the power distribution subsystems of neighboring tree trunk sections. The prongs and channels may be configured to engage one another without the need to rotationally align the tree trunk sections.

Claim (Index 9):
An artificial tree system comprising:\n a first trunk section having an elongate body; a first coupling mechanism attached to the first trunk section, the first coupling mechanism including:\n a first housing having an inner diameter approximately equal to an outer diameter of the first trunk section and an outer diameter that is greater than the outer diameter of the first trunk section; and \n a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact each disposed at least partially within the first housing, the first and second electrical contacts being in electrical communication with a first power distribution subsystem that is at least partially disposed within the first trunk section; and \n a second trunk section having an elongate body; a second coupling mechanism attached to the second trunk section, the second coupling mechanism including:\n a second housing having an inner diameter approximately equal to an outer diameter of the second trunk section and an outer diameter that is greater than the outer diameter of the second trunk section; and \n a third electrical contact and a fourth electrical contact each disposed at least partially within the second housing, the third and fourth electrical contacts being in electrical communication with a second power distribution subsystem that is at least partially disposed within the second trunk section, \n wherein the second coupling mechanism is configured to at least partially receive the first coupling mechanism such that the second coupling mechanism is mechanically connected to the first coupling mechanism, the first electrical contact is in electrical communication with the third electrical contact, and the second electrical contact is in electrical communication with the fourth electrical contact.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 8.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.50847
- Patent Class: 439.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15446701', '15297729', '13659737', '14547505', '14090470']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7900678682778846
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5647594096942556
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7675370224195217
- Mean Citation Score: 422.420664
- Max Citation Score: 479.9133
- Similarity Product: 409.3703571702719

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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