PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15912114
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["221", "001000"]

Abstract:
A merchandise dispensing apparatus for deterring theft has at least one merchandise support module which includes a covering defining an interior space within the module. A support member and a dispensing member are mounted to the module, the dispensing member being mounted adjacent to the support member. A lockout device is also mounted to each module and connected to the dispensing member. The lockout device includes a housing with a user input member accessible from outside the housing. The user input member communicates with the dispensing member. A controller, which includes a memory and a processor, electrically communicates with the user input member. A sensor electrically communicates with the controller and senses the dispensing of an associated packaged item mounted on the support member. A signaling device electrically communicates with the controller to provide a notification upon the dispensing of the associated packaged item.

Claim (Index 30):
The apparatus of  claim 22 , wherein the first merchandise support module includes a first sensor configured to electrically communicate with the first controller and configured to sense the dispensation of the first packaged item, and the second merchandise support module includes a second sensor configured to electrically communicate with the second controller and configured to sense the dispensation of the second packaged item, and wherein the central controller is configured to electrically communicate with the second controller based on a signal transmitted by the first sensor.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 20.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.5
- Patent Class: 221.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14491490', '15096042', '09438602', '13795929', '11054097']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.748590451586336
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5178618752316303
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7255175939508653
- Mean Citation Score: 182.970696
- Max Citation Score: 259.3008
- Similarity Product: 162.0060463643074

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

Dataset: test