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 5):
The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a control circuit that is configured to direct the wheel to rotate a defined distance then stop to receive a container from a container queue on the conveyor, and wherein the control circuit is configured to rotate the wheel when data from the at least one upper sensor confirms an upright container is in position in a receiving pocket of the wheel.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 80.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.45455
- Patent Class: 700.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13796874', '13854743', '15097410', '13004269', '11425797']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.3457067021492609
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5175731643400504
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.3628933483683399
- Mean Citation Score: 186.529572
- Max Citation Score: 335.5239
- Similarity Product: 316.0025880679429

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