PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15871577
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["290", "042000"]

Abstract:
An articulating wave energy conversion system (AWECS) formed of a forward barge hingedly-coupled to a two-part aft barge configuration for reducing the attenuation of available wave energy along the length of the AWECS. The two-part aft barge includes a buoyant section that is either rigidly-connected, or unitized with, a lever-arm barge. The lever-arm barge includes a draft that is much smaller than the drafts of the forward barge and buoyant section. In addition, the lever-arm barge includes a large waterplane area that results in large hydrostatic forces as the waves pass. One or more intermediate barges may be hingedly-coupled between the forward barge and the aft barge. Pumps can be positioned across every hinge to convert the barge articulations into mechanical energy for driving the pumps based on wave motion for a variety of functions, such as water desalination, electrical energy generation, etc.

Claim (Index 8):
A method for converting wave energy from a body of water having waves into usable mechanical energy, said method comprising:\n forming a first barge having a two portion configuration, said first portion comprising a buoyant element having a first draft when positioned in the body of water and said second portion comprising a lever arm barge having a large waterplane that forms a second draft when positioned in the body of water, said second draft being less than said first draft; pivotally-coupling said first portion to a second barge and which also comprises said first draft when said second barge is positioned in the body of water; positioning at least one pump across said pivotal coupling for converting wave energy into pump motion; orienting said first and second barges such that said second barge encounters wave motion first; and permitting said first barge and said second barge to articulate when exposed to said wave motion and wherein said lever-arm barge reduces attenuation of available wave energy along a length of said first barge.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 9.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.78409
- Patent Class: 290.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15069353', '15692718', '15804426', '15409075', '15023791']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.5729719241513006
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5043346226374363
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.5661081939999142
- Mean Citation Score: 248.14074
- Max Citation Score: 256.2992
- Similarity Product: 190.4248443906784

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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