PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16190356
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-11
Publication Date: 2019-03
Patent Classification: ["073", "073000"]

Abstract:
A volatile content analysis instrument is disclosed that includes a cavity and a microwave source positioned to produce and direct microwaves into the cavity at frequencies other than infrared frequencies. A balance is included with at least the balance pan (or platform) in the cavity. An infrared source is positioned to produce and direct infrared radiation into the cavity at frequencies other than the microwave frequencies produced by the microwave source. A lens is positioned between the infrared source and the balance pan for more efficiently directing infrared radiation to a sample on the balance pan. The lens has dimensions that preclude microwaves of the frequencies produced by the source and directed into the cavity from leaving the cavity.

Claim (Index 1):
A volatile content analysis instrument comprising: a cavity with eight vertical sides made of a material that reflects microwave radiation;\n a microwave source positioned to produce and direct microwaves into said cavity at frequencies other than infrared frequencies; \n an exhaust connected to the cavity used to draw volatile gases and water vapor from the cavity; \n a balance with at least a balance pan in the cavity; \n an infrared temperature detector positioned to target a sample on said balance pan; \n an infrared source covered with an infrared reflector that is positioned to produce and direct infrared radiation into said cavity concurrently with microwaves from said microwave source at frequencies other than the microwave frequencies produced by said microwave source and other than the frequencies measured by said temperature detector; \n a lens between said infrared source and said balance pan, said lens having a plurality of hexagonally shaped adjoining cells open at both ends and said cells having metal interior surfaces sufficiently specular to reflect infrared radiation so as to collimate more efficiently directing infrared radiation from said infrared source and said infrared reflector to a sample on said balance pan; \n said cells in said lens having dimensions that preclude microwave radiation of the frequencies produced by said microwave source and directed into said cavity from leaving said cavity through said lens; \n a fan for transferring heat to cooling air; \n an input and output control; and \n a processor in communication with said balance, said input and output control, said infrared source, said microwave source, and said infrared temperature detector for moderating the application of radiation to a sample in response to the detected temperature.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 20.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.21053
- Patent Class: 73.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['11457798', '12508648', '11209970', '10064623', '11097859']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6733180766121887
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5149011228507411
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.657476381236044
- Mean Citation Score: 249.752948
- Max Citation Score: 307.32056
- Similarity Product: 251.6984712357521

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

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