PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15988194
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["114", "14400R"]

Abstract:
Systems and methods for mounting and controlling a motor on a kayak are disclosed. A motor may be mounted to a kayak by a single interface on the kayak and rotated using foot pegs. The control system provides for responsive input and automatic directional stabilization of the motor.

Claim (Index 19):
A motor control system for controlling a motor on a watercraft, the system comprising:\n a motor steering apparatus comprising a peg linkage and a peg connected to the peg linkage, the peg configured to be moved by a foot of an operator of the watercraft to move the peg linkage; a motor mount apparatus configured to be disposed rearward of an operator of the watercraft and having:\n an upper ring, \n a lower ring, and \n an elbow comprising a horizontal rearward projection defining a rearward portion of a passage and a vertical downward projection defining a downward portion of the passage, the rearward projection configured to couple to a housing that attaches to a shaft for connecting to a motor, and the downward projection configured to pass through an opening in the watercraft, the upper ring having a hole configured to receive the downward projection of the elbow, a top surface of the upper ring configured to abut the elbow, and a bottom surface of the upper ring configured to abut a surface of the watercraft, and the lower ring defining a hole configured to receive the downward projection of the elbow, a top surface of the lower ring configured to abut a surface of the watercraft, and a bottom surface of the lower ring configured to abut a fastening device, wherein the downward projection is fixed within the opening of the watercraft and the housing is fixed to the rearqrd projection when assembled together; and \n an electrical unit comprising a motor throttle control.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 43.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.41667
- Patent Class: 114.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15010310', '14081861', '12987829', '13022476', '12882066']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7605387678027766
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5692819740248889
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7414130884249879
- Mean Citation Score: 269.96027200000003
- Max Citation Score: 462.62143
- Similarity Product: 403.9183196432519

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

Dataset: test