PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15897830
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["052", "650100"]

Abstract:
Various implementations include methods and apparatuses for constructing a concrete structure. In one implementation, a structure includes a pre-cast concrete column section and a pre-cast concrete beam section. The column section includes an embedded first assembly with a threaded rod, and the beam section includes an embedded second assembly defining a channel for receiving the threaded rod. Grout is fed through a joint between the column and beam sections into the second assembly to couple the threaded rod with the second assembly. The grout is urged through the joint and the second assembly by gravity and by applying vacuum suction to a grout port defined by the second assembly. The grout port extends between the channel of the second assembly and an external face of the beam section.

Claim (Index 1):
A method of assembling a structure, the method comprising:\n providing a pre-cast concrete column section having at least one embedded first assembly, each embedded first assembly including at least one threaded rod, each threaded rod having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the second portion is between the first portion and a distal end of the threaded rod; bringing a pre-cast concrete beam section near the column section, the beam section having at least one embedded second assembly defining a channel for receiving the distal end and second portion of the threaded rod and at least one grout port extending between the channel and an external surface of the beam section; rotating the first portion of the threaded rod within the first assembly until the distal end and second portion of the threaded rod extend axially into the channel defined in the second assembly; coupling a frame around at least a portion of a joint between the column section and the beam section; after rotating the first portion of the threaded rod and coupling the frame over the joint, feeding grout into the joint while applying vacuum suction to the at least one grout port, the vacuum suction causing grout to flow through the joint, the channel, and the grout port of the second assembly; and removing the frame after the grout dries, wherein the second portion and distal end of the threaded rod are held within the channel only by the grout.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 47.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.38596
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13909255', '15434770', '14434974', '12080105', '15446519']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8050081943842323
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.473212219441886
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7718285968899977
- Mean Citation Score: 192.613108
- Max Citation Score: 201.02278
- Similarity Product: 158.21392635629178

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

Dataset: test