PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16045244
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-07
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["401", "148000"]

Abstract:
A system for finishing surfaces with a finishing material includes a handle assembly with proximal and distal ends. A material reservoir is mounted on the handle distal and includes an inlet and an outlet. A material applicator tool is mounted on the reservoir and receives material from the reservoir outlet. A discharge mechanism includes an extendable-retractable component or linear actuator connected to the reservoir for discharging or reloading material. An alternative embodiment includes a lockable, compressible gas spring. Another alternative embodiment includes a rotating element driven by a reversible motor mounted on the handle assembly. The rotating element drives a discharge mechanism in a discharge direction of rotation, and reloads the reservoir in a reload direction of rotation. Multiple alternative embodiments of linear actuators are disclosed. An alternative embodiment includes a push-to-open valve mechanism.

Claim (Index 12):
A system for applying a finishing material to a work surface, which system includes:\n a handle assembly including a hollow, tubular body with a proximal end, a distal end and a handle bore extending between said ends; said handle assembly including a linear actuator with an extendable-retractable member configured for retracting into said handle assembly and extending from said handle assembly distal end; a material reservoir mounted on said handle assembly distal end, said reservoir including an interior configured for receiving a quantity of finishing material; said material reservoir including an inlet to said interior and an outlet from said interior, said inlet and outlet respectively admitting and discharging material with respect to said reservoir interior; a plunger in said material reservoir interior and connected to said linear actuator, said plunger configured for discharging said material through said outlet; a push-to-open valve assembly connected to said reservoir outlet and having a closed, extended position and an open, contracted position; said valve assembly including an outer sleeve connected to said handle assembly and an inner sleeve reciprocably positioned in said outer sleeve, said outer and inner sleeves each including: proximal and distal ends and a sleeve bore extending between said sleeve ends; said valve assembly including a valve member reciprocably mounted in said inner sleeve bore and movable between: a closed position closing said outer sleeve proximal end with said valve assembly in its closed position and an open position with said valve member spaced from said outer sleeve proximal end and admitting material from said reservoir into said valve assembly, said valve assembly being movable from said closed position to said open position by pushing said applicator against the work surface; and an applicator tool mounted on said valve assembly and configured for receiving material from said valve assembly and applying material to a work surface.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 95.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.10145
- Patent Class: 401.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15721601', '11172485', '11330313', '11530505', '12605658']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6839922280483558
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5305598228804778
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.668648987531568
- Mean Citation Score: 229.38516200000004
- Max Citation Score: 404.70947
- Similarity Product: 372.2802525771904

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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