PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15960042
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["700", "098000"]

Abstract:
Mold lock is remediated by performing a layer-by-layer, two-dimensional analysis to identify unconstrained removal paths for any support structure or material within each two-dimensional layer, and then ensuring that aligned draw paths are present for all adjacent layers, all as more specifically described herein. Where locking conditions are identified, a sequence of modification rules are then applied, such as by breaking support structures into multiple, independently removable pieces. By addressing mold lock as a series of interrelated two-dimensional geometric problems, and reserving three-dimensional remediation strategies for more challenging, complex mold lock conditions, substantial advantages can accrue in terms of computational speed and efficiency.

Claim (Index 17):
A computer program product comprising computer executable code embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium that, when executing on one or more computing devices, performs the steps of:\n receiving a digital model including a raft, an object for fabrication on the raft, and a support for fabrication with the object to provide physical support according to one or more design rules; dividing the digital model into a number of layers formed by planar, horizontal cross sections through the digital model; for each layer, identifying one or more draw paths for separating a layer of support formed by a cross section of the support from a layer of the object formed by a cross section of the object within the layer of the digital model; identifying one of the number of layers as a locked layer when the layer of support has no draw path for separating the layer of support from the layer of the object, or when the layer of support is vertically coupled to a second layer of the support having no draw path in common with the layer of support; identifying a mold locked region of the support including the locked layer and any vertically contiguous support layers; dividing the mold locked region with one or more vertical planes into one or more subregions; if the one or more subregions can be horizontally removed, processing a remaining digital model, excluding the one or more subregions, for mold lock remediation; and if the one or more subregions cannot be horizontally removed, employing one or more three-dimensional remediation strategies to address the mold locked region.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 47.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.41975
- Patent Class: 700.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15868481', '15936727', '15469444', '12483504', '14303450']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.3521465525372214
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4568718082106386
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.3626190781045631
- Mean Citation Score: 130.42427300000003
- Max Citation Score: 138.3395
- Similarity Product: 102.87406093356012

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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