PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15882249
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["049", "024000"]

Abstract:
A “Pipe and Strap Operating Drive System” (PSODS) is disclosed which efficiently and accurately positions a blocker, or door mechanism, over an opening that is of exact or similar profile and dimensions as the door mechanism. In the preferred embodiment, PSODS is used to vary the position of a poultry house ventilation blocker or door mechanism from a tightly-closed position against the opening, or when required, within a certain range of door mechanism open positions, as dictated by weather conditions or internal air quality. Essentially, the inventive concept featuring PSODS utilizes at least one strap, wherein a first end of each strap is wound about a length of pipe, termed a “pipe drive.” The second end of the strap is attached proximate an upper edge of the door mechanism. As the pipe drive is rotated, the attached strap(s) control movement of the door mechanism toward a closed or open position.

Claim (Index 7):
A method for positioning a door mechanism of a certain size, which door mechanism (a) is hingedly attached to a structure, and (b) is proximate a correspondingly-sized opening in the structure, the positions ranging from fully closed over the opening to angularly spaced apart from the opening, the method comprising the steps of:\n providing a tubular pipe supported at each end by means of an L-shaped brace attached to the structure; providing at least two pipe sleeves symmetrically affixed to the outer surface of the pipe; providing at least two straps, wherein the first end of each strap is attached to one or the other of the pipe sleeves and the second end of each such strap is attached to the outer surface of the door mechanism; and rotating the tubular pipe so as to cause a winding or unwinding of each strap about the respective pipe sleeve, thereby causing the door mechanism to be positioned toward the closed or partially open orientation relative to the opening.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 20.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.82105
- Patent Class: 49.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15290627', '13085539', '15067431', '12277638', '15695806']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.760802802447899
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4702822991020498
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7317507521133141
- Mean Citation Score: 150.35981999999996
- Max Citation Score: 161.80151
- Similarity Product: 122.39474217875242

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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