PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15945052
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2019-10
Patent Classification: ["123", "090500"]

Abstract:
An improved cam follower includes a lifter body, a spring seat, a tower, a spring and an anti-rotation member defining at least one interference rib. The lifter body may engage with a cam via a rolling member. The lifter body defines a longitudinal axis, a first open end, and a second end. The spring seat which defines a spring seat opening may be disposed at the first open end of the lifter body. The tower which includes an upper flange may be couples a pushrod to the lifter body. The spring may be disposed between the spring seat and the upper flange of the tower. The anti-rotation member may be disposed proximate to the first open end of the lifter body and includes an outer surface and an inner surface with an interference rib integral to the inner surface which engages with an upper region of the lifter body.

Claim (Index 12):
The improved cam follower as defined in  claim 10  wherein the interference rib deforms upon actuation of lifter body and roller onto the cam during an initial operation of the vehicle engine.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 13.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.92727
- Patent Class: 123.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15610891', '10422308', '11177205', '11138611', '11897771']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7491245809131739
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5213014881405245
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7263422716359089
- Mean Citation Score: 272.59094
- Max Citation Score: 335.56094
- Similarity Product: 225.13717082041143

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