PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16205837
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-11
Publication Date: 2019-03
Patent Classification: ["700", "223000"]

Abstract:
Sorting systems and methods for large quantities of items in industrial processes are described. The systems, devices and methods are for receiving, sorting and removing items dynamically. A first group of items, such as letters or other mail pieces, are injected by a belt into a pocket to a form a first stack, and a divider is extended near the first stack. The divider allows for a second group of items to either be injected to form a second stack behind the divider, or to be diverted and injected into another pocket. The first stack can be removed while the second group is being injected.

Claim (Index 1):
A sorter unloading system comprising:\n a pocket for receiving items, the pocket comprising:\n an inlet; \n an outlet; \n a paddle moveable between the inlet and the outlet and rotatable about an axis extending between the inlet and the outlet; \n a sensor disposed proximate the outlet configured to detect the presence of a stack of items within the pocket; \n a carriage moveably positionable proximate the outlet of the pocket, the carriage comprising a tray adapted to receive the stack of items from the pocket; a gripping element disposed proximate the pocket, the gripping element configured to move the stack of items from the pocket into the tray; and a controller in communicating connection with the paddle, the sensor, the carriage, and the gripping element, wherein the controller is configured to cause the gripping element to move the stack of items from the pocket into the tray.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 2.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.03509
- Patent Class: 700.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15610304', '15610206', '15143244', '15799750', '15378712']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.377724586238685
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5470026106349791
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.3946523886783144
- Mean Citation Score: 263.743254
- Max Citation Score: 418.60043
- Similarity Product: 308.0195316338718

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

Dataset: test