PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16140525
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-09
Publication Date: 2019-01
Patent Classification: ["700", "244000"]

Abstract:
A liquid product distribution network includes a keg distribution monitoring and reporting apparatus for operation in association with a tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus. The keg distribution monitoring and reporting apparatus includes a radio transmitter device and sensing circuitry for sensing and communicating physical properties associating with the keg. A tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus senses flow of a liquid through a tap includes a tap handle radio transmitter device for fitting within and protected by a tap handle and a low-energy consumption tap handle radio/processing module. A mobile communications device with geographic position sensing device and/or said tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus passively and without user interaction within the keg distribution network, without using network uplink/gateway circuit devices for sensing and reporting fluid storage, flow, and financial operations relating to the distribution of said liquid product throughout the liquid product distribution network.

Claim (Index 15):
A liquid product distribution network monitoring and reporting system, comprising:\n A keg distribution monitoring and reporting apparatus for operation in association with a tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus; said keg distribution monitoring and reporting apparatus, comprising:\n a radio transmitter device comprising a low-energy consumption radio/processing module; \n sensing circuitry associated with said radio transmitter device for sensing and communicating to said radio/processing module physical properties associating with the tap handle, its operator, and/or the valve it is attached to, and \n radiofrequency signal transmission circuitry associated with said radio/processing module for transmitting radiofrequency signals without the use of geographic position or cell radio circuitry; and \n said tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus comprising circuitry and for sensing flow of a liquid through a tap positioned to dispense a liquid from said keg, wherein said tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus further comprises: a tap handle radio transmitter device for fitting within and protected by a tap handle and comprising a low-energy consumption tap handle radio/processing module;\n tap handle sensing circuitry associated with said tap handle radio transmitter device for sensing and communicating to said tap handle radio/processing module physical properties associating with liquid dispensed from the keg, and \n tap handle radiofrequency signal transmission circuitry associated with said tap handle radio/processing module for transmitting radiofrequency signals from said tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus without the use of geographic position or cell radio circuitry; and further \n a tap handle battery power supply fitting within and protected by said ensemble and electrically powering said tap handle radio transmitter device; and \n a mobile communications device comprising geographic position sensing and cell radio circuitry for moving to a plurality of locations within the keg distribution network and configured to selectively receive and process said radiofrequency signals from said small form factor and reporting device and/or said tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus passively and without user interaction; \n said mobile communications device further comprising memory circuitry for storing data and computer processor executable instructions relating to the keg and the keg distribution network, and further comprising computer processing circuitry for processing said data and executing said executable instructions for monitoring and reporting the physical properties and location of the keg within the keg distribution network, without otherwise using network uplink/gateway circuit device; \n wherein said keg distribution monitoring and reporting apparatus and said tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus may operate independently or collaboratively for sensing and reporting the status of fluid storage, flow, and financial operations relating to the distribution of said liquid product throughout the liquid product distribution network.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 20.0
- Percentile: 97.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.4
- Patent Class: 700.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15602024', '15416399', '14193697', '14402844', '15804602']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.4282897926458735
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5711833577968127
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.4425791491609674
- Mean Citation Score: 294.85113399999994
- Max Citation Score: 526.1049
- Similarity Product: 385.801111739874

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

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