PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15897411
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["296", "146120"]

Abstract:
Dual pivoting laterally translating hinges that attach between a stationary first substrate such as a vehicle body, and a rotating second substrate such as a vehicle door, and extend laterally when the second substrate is rotated. In some examples, the hinges include a knuckle and leadscrew mechanism that changes the hinge geometry when the second substrate is rotated, causing the leadscrew to rotate by either a set of gears or a rack and pinion. In some further examples, the hinges include a jackscrew that changes length as the second substrate is rotated, causing the hinge to extent laterally.

Claim (Index 11):
A hinge for securing a door to a substrate, comprising:\n a first attachment plate secured to the substrate; a second attachment plate secured to the door; a first pivot with a longitudinal axis mechanically attached to the first attachment plate so that the longitudinal axis of the first pivot is substantially parallel to the plane of the first attachment plate; a lift arm with a first end and a second end located distal from the first end, the first end of the lift arm being rotatably attached to the first pivot so that the lift arm rotates up away from the plane of the first attachment plate, the first end further including a linkage pivot point and the second end further including a bracket pivot point; a linkage arm with a first end and a second end located distal from the first end, the first end being rotatably attached to the linkage pivot point and the second end including a knuckle pivot point; a drive mechanism comprised of:\n a drive mechanism bracket with a first end rotatably secured to a second pivot, the second pivot having a longitudinal axis oriented orthogonal from the first pivot longitudinal axis, and a second end located distal from the first end and rotatably secured to the bracket pivot point; \n a threaded knuckle rotatably attached to the knuckle pivot point; \n a threaded leadscrew with a longitudinal axis, rotatably secured to the drive mechanism bracket and passing through the knuckle so that rotating the leadscrew causes the knuckle to move along the leadscrew longitudinal axis; and \n one or more gears secured to the drive mechanism bracket and configured to rotatably drive the leadscrew; and \n wherein the second attachment plate is rotatably attached to the second pivot and is configured so that rotating the door causes the second attachment plate to rotate about the second pivot and impart a rotational motion to the one or more gears, thereby causing the leadscrew to be rotatably driven, and thereby further causing a load to be placed upon the lift arm, resulting in a torque that causes the lift arm to rotate away from the plane of the first attachment plate.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 12.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.05769
- Patent Class: 296.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['15473713', '15473727', '13959117', '12785147', '15884582']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7769238218216491
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4728528186193646
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7465167215014207
- Mean Citation Score: 224.941952
- Max Citation Score: 245.43379
- Similarity Product: 181.98948203820703

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