PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15901325
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["060", "324000"]

Abstract:
A modular valve unit for controlling the flow rate of an intake or exhaust gas of a combustion engine through the passage of a valve, the valve unit comprising a valve having a valve housing ( 1 ) and at least one valve flap ( 2 ). The valve unit further comprises an interface ( 3 ) and an adapter ( 6 ), the interface ( 3 ) being connected to the valve housing ( 1 ) and having a support ( 32 ) and an engagement portion comprising at least two engagement legs ( 31 ) projecting from the distal end of the support ( 32 ) and being directed away from the valve housing ( 1 ). The adapter ( 6 ) has a connection plate ( 62 ) having at least two engagement orifices ( 61 ) for receiving the engagement legs ( 31 ) of the interface ( 3 ) and a mounting portion for holding an actuator ( 7 ). The at least two engagement orifices ( 61 ) of the connection plate ( 62 ) of the adapter ( 6 ) are each configured to engage the corresponding at least two engagement legs ( 31 ) of the engagement portion of the interface ( 3 ).

Claim (Index 13):
Method for connecting a valve unit according to  claim 1  to tubular pipes, comprising the steps of\n welding inlet and outlet of the valve housing to tubular pipes, subsequently \n placing the adapter onto the interface by engaging the engagement orifices of the connection plate with the engagement legs of the engagement portion of the interface, and subsequently \n attach the adapter to the engagement legs of the interface, in particular by welding or by mechanical fastening.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 29.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.9863
- Patent Class: 60.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['15217204', '12881997', '15252448', '11015449', '10987647']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6599180757642169
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4564212372741862
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6395683919152139
- Mean Citation Score: 143.34176200000005
- Max Citation Score: 150.13458
- Similarity Product: 116.8667353257823

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

Dataset: test