PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15978989
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["294", "186000"]

Abstract:
An apparatus for picking up and positioning an item includes a vacuum assembly capable of applying a suction force to the item. The apparatus further includes an item engaging plate positioned adjacent the vacuum assembly. The apparatus still further has a blocking member positioned adjacent the vacuum assembly. The blocking member is capable of interrupting the suction force. The blocking member is positionable in a first position allowing the item to be picked up and in a second position interrupting the suction force to assist disengagement of the item.

Claim (Index 20):
A method of picking up an item for positioning from one location to another location using a pick up head having a plurality of pickup zones and a vacuum mechanism, the method comprising:\n selectively applying a suction force to one or more of the pickup zones to pick up the item; and selectively interrupting the suction force to one or more of the pick up zones to disengage the item from the pickup head, wherein the interrupting of the suction force is from a blocking member positioned adjacent an engaging plate and capable of interrupting a suction force flowing through apertures of the engaging plate.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 21.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.18605
- Patent Class: 294.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['10420075', '13285829', '12285616', '13546505', '10990259']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6693132541355374
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4640757863350693
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6487895073554907
- Mean Citation Score: 142.723162
- Max Citation Score: 150.11733999999996
- Similarity Product: 114.50681043297408

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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