PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16012282
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-06
Publication Date: 2018-12
Patent Classification: ["222", "236000"]

Abstract:
A chalk vending machine or apparatus and a method of vending chalk are provided. A reservoir is used to store the chalk. A feeder is used to transfer the chalk from the reservoir to the customer. A payment system allows the customer to pay for the product. A mixer is added to prevent the chalk from self-compacting. Motion transfer and generation devices are used to actuate the feeder. Accessories such as a door and a window for the reservoir and a chute and tray for the feeder are added to enhance the usability of the apparatus.

Claim (Index 20):
A method of vending powder comprising:\n a) providing a reservoir for storing the powder, having an opening for dispensing the powder; b) providing a mixer disposed within said reservoir; c) providing a motion generation device in mechanical communication with the mixer; and d) providing a controller for selecting a specific volume of the powder to be dispensed, wherein\n i) upon receiving user input via the controller selecting the specific volume of the powder, selectively causing the motion generation device to rotate the mixer thereby mixing the powder; and \n ii) causing the specific volume of powder to be dispensed though the opening.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.23913
- Patent Class: 222.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14971731', '13832552', '13521929', '15154914', '15758391']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7336787122217053
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4340057289710477
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7037114138966396
- Mean Citation Score: 101.733457
- Max Citation Score: 105.9343
- Similarity Product: 85.71817010207772

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

Dataset: test