PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15970227
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["099", "286000"]

Abstract:
A coffee bean packaging cartridge for holding and supplying multiple servings of coffee beans can be connected to a coffee beverage system. The cartridge includes a container having an outer wall defining an interior volume and an opening at one end thereof. A permanent, preferably non-removable closure member is fitted to the one end of the container and substantially covers the opening. An exit passage in the closure member, defines a coffee bean outlet, for transferring coffee beans from the interior volume. The closure member further has relatively movable closing means for selectively closing the exit passage to reduce exposure of the coffee bean contents to surrounding air. The cartridge further includes connecting means for connecting the cartridge to a coffee beverage system. There is also provided a coffee beverage system that includes the coffee bean packaging cartridge as defined above and at least a dosing device and a grinding mechanism. The dosing device may includes a metering chamber for receiving a portion of coffee beans corresponding to an amount necessary for preparing a single serving of coffee beverage.

Claim (Index 50):
A coffee beverage system comprising:\n at least one coffee bean packaging cartridge for holding and supplying multiple servings of coffee beans and a coffee brewing apparatus; the cartridge including:\n a container having an outer wall defining an interior volume and at least one exit opening defining a coffee bean outlet, the container holding at least one serving of coffee beans; \n conveyor means adapted to be rotatably driven exteriorly of the cartridge for transporting the coffee beans towards the exit opening of the cartridge; and \n coupling means adapted for drivingly coupling the conveyor means to rotating motive means of the coffee brewing apparatus, wherein the cartridge is openable to reveal the exit opening, wherein the coffee been packaging cartridge is removably connected to the coffee brewing apparatus; \n wherein the coffee brewing apparatus comprises the motive means for drivingly engaging the coupling means of the coffee bean packaging cartridge in its connected state for driving the conveyor means for transporting coffee beans from the cartridge via its exit opening into the coffee brewing apparatus, and wherein the coffee brewing apparatus further comprises a control unit for controlling the motive means; \n wherein the cartridge further including a permanent, non-removable closure member fitted to at least one end of the outer wall and at least substantially including the exit opening, wherein the closure member has relatively movable closing means for selectively opening and closing the exit opening, whereby in the closed condition it is prevented that the coffee beans escape from the cartridge; \n wherein the cartridge further includes connecting means for connecting the cartridge to a coffee brewing apparatus, wherein the closure member defines a bottom and a circumferential outer wall; \n wherein the conveyor means is adapted to be driven by the motive means of the coffee brewing apparatus, via a central opening in the bottom of the closure member; and \n wherein the relatively movable closing means and the conveyor means are adapted to be commonly driven by the motive means via the central opening in the bottom of the closure member.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 59.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.08791
- Patent Class: 99.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['14333364', '13587730', '13587652', '13587726', '13587603']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8700028149714054
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.6227133783481993
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8452738713090848
- Mean Citation Score: 509.430222
- Max Citation Score: 581.8987400000002
- Similarity Product: 536.3113395042886

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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