PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16054219
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-08
Publication Date: 2019-04
Patent Classification: ["024", "03050R"]

Abstract:
A coupling and uncoupling apparatus for closing a bag or a package in the form of a clamp. The clamp has a latching assembly for closing the bag or package. The clamp can have at least one lock assembly. The at least one lock assembly is configured so that if breached or missing can be reasonably be expected to provide visible evidence that tampering has occurred. The clamp has a passage configured for a bag neck to pass through. The latching assembly may have two long complementary members, one on each arm that latch when closed or a plurality of short complementary latching members pairs disposed on each arm that latch when closed. this coupling and uncoupling apparatus is suitable not just for closing and sealing food bags and packages, but also for sealing tubing such as used in medical applications, as well as coupling and uncoupling wiring and cords.

Claim (Index 20):
A clamp for closing a bag, comprising:\n a first clamping arm and a second clamping arm, each having an inner surface and an outer surface and at least one side; a hinge connecting the first clamping arm and the second clamping arm; a latching assembly on the inner surfaces of the clamping arms having at least one pair of latching members, the at least one pair of latching members having a beak member disposed on the first clamping arm and a complementary hammer member disposed on the second clamping arm configured to slide over and engage the beak member; and a locking assembly having at least one pair of locking members, the at least one pair of locking members having a first locking member and a second locking member, the first locking member disposed on the at least one side of the first clamping arm and the second locking member disposed on the at least one side of the second clamping arm in a cooperating position with the first locking member.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 5.0
- Percentile: 96.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.95122
- Patent Class: 24.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14840280', '14091062', '12420226', '13118308', '15456679']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7393994423267872
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4271484249042462
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7081743405845332
- Mean Citation Score: 162.12446200000005
- Max Citation Score: 166.99406000000005
- Similarity Product: 137.21366019952302

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 0
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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