PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16211795
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-12
Publication Date: 2019-04
Patent Classification: ["222", "183000"]

Abstract:
The present invention includes a dispensing system for dispensing a packaged product, e.g. a condiment, onto one or more areas. A package including a pouch having the product therein cooperates with a dispensing gun to dispense a dose of product. In various aspects the invention includes a packaging system that includes a container and a flexible package; a package with a frangible seal, the package including a flexible pouch; a dispensing assembly for dispensing a product from the package; a dispensing gun system; a method of making a package; and a method of dispensing a product. The packaging system includes a container such as a rigid sleeve, and a flexible pouch positioned within the container interior, and also includes a valve that enables the product to exit the pouch interior and be dispensed. An optional diffuser coordinates with the valve to dispense product from one or more product outlets.

Claim (Index 19):
A method of dispensing a flowable product, comprising:\n positioning a package within an interior of a container, wherein package comprises:\n a pouch comprising a first and second panel, \n a flowable product disposed in the pouch, and \n a frangible seal positioned between the first and second panels, wherein the frangible seal comprises:\n (a) a single label with a first face and a second face, the first face comprising a permanent sealant and the second face comprising a peelable sealant; or \n (b) first and second labels, wherein each of the first and second labels comprises:\n (i) a first face, wherein the first face of the first label comprises a permanent sealant positioned adjacent the first panel of the pouch, and wherein the first face of the second label comprises a permanent sealant positioned adjacent to the second panel of the pouch; and \n (ii) a second face, wherein the second face of the first label comprises a peelable sealant positioned adjacent to the second face of the second label and/or the second face of the second label comprises a peelable sealant positioned adjacent to the second face of the first label; \n \n \n inserting a packaging system into a dispensing gun, wherein the packaging system includes the container and a dispensing assembly; and initiating linear movement of a pusher plate through the interior of the container to cause the flowable product to be dispensed out of the pouch and through the dispensing assembly.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 44.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.5
- Patent Class: 222.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15329747', '13438494', '12845054', '13438366', '13221082']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7269759364718088
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.6268420679308115
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7169625496177091
- Mean Citation Score: 308.923078
- Max Citation Score: 583.8699
- Similarity Product: 546.335800181079

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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