PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16308921
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-12
Publication Date: 2019-05
Patent Classification: ["414", "332000"]

Abstract:
In accordance with presently disclosed embodiments, systems and methods for handling bulk material in a manner that reduces dust, noise, and emissions are provided. The presently disclosed techniques use portable containers to transfer bulk material from a transportation unit to a blender inlet. The containers may be carried to the location on the transportation unit, where a hoisting mechanism is used to remove the container from the transportation unit and place it in a desired location. When bulk material is needed at the blender inlet, the hoisting mechanism may position the container of bulk material onto an elevated support structure. Once on the support structure, the container may be opened to release bulk material to a gravity feed outlet, which routes the bulk material from the container directly into the blender inlet. The disclosed containerized bulk material transfer system and method allows for reduced dust, noise, and emissions on location.

Claim (Index 15):
The method of  claim 11 , further comprising regulating a flow of the bulk material from the container into the blender inlet via a choke feed.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 2.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.11538
- Patent Class: 414.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15522601', '15548485', '15563673', '15562635', '15743596']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8246299906724157
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5044367791934378
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.792610669524518
- Mean Citation Score: 238.395378
- Max Citation Score: 261.36954
- Similarity Product: 175.5144670750737

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

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