PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15922475
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["239", "672000"]

Abstract:
A material spreader for a heavy duty vehicle is provided having a hopper capable of carrying and distributing a particulate material, a longitudinally extending conveyor to move material within the hopper, a pivotably attached discharge chute and optionally, one or more liquid storage tanks secured to the exterior of the hopper by a securement system comprise a series of one or more straps connected on each end to a c-shaped cross member affixed to the vehicle or hopper body.

Claim (Index 1):
A material spreader apparatus for a heavy duty vehicle, the apparatus comprising:\n a. a hopper, b. a conveyor disposed longitudinally within the hopper and having a portion extending through an end wall of the hopper to the exterior of the hopper, and c. a chute disposed below the extending portion of the conveyor, the chute having an upper portion that is pivotably attached to a frame structure, the chute further comprising a handle operatively connected to a latch, wherein the handle is selectively movable from a first position wherein the latch engages the frame structure to retain the chute below the frame structure and a second position wherein the latch releases from the frame structure allowing the chute to pivot upward from the frame structure.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.50909
- Patent Class: 239.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15078632', '10658151', '12061387', '13018027', '15581249']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7920650402902122
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.45981625928775
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.758840162189966
- Mean Citation Score: 112.6155408
- Max Citation Score: 119.229774
- Similarity Product: 80.55140698063195

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

Dataset: test