PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15881204
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-05
Patent Classification: ["261", "114400"]

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a valve tray for use in a chemical process column. The valve tray includes a plurality of apertures formed therein. A plurality of valves are maintained in a spaced relationship relative to individual apertures of the plurality of apertures. An area of the individual apertures is less than an area of individual valves of the plurality of valves.

Claim (Index 10):
A valve comprising:\n a retaining cage disposed on a tray surface proximate the aperture, the retaining cage comprising: an upper portion; and a leg extending downwardly from the upper portion; a valve cover disposed in the retaining cage, the valve cover comprising: a top surface having a surface area; and at least one vane formed on an edge of the top surface, the at least one vane being directed outwardly and downwardly relative to the top surface.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 13.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.86111
- Patent Class: 261.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12109781', '13340245', '13951159', '15421011', '14466670']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6935182426880395
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5005550473263247
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.674221923151868
- Mean Citation Score: 279.897198
- Max Citation Score: 289.9931
- Similarity Product: 210.28660925423503

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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