PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15964685
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2019-10
Patent Classification: ["433", "008000"]

Abstract:
An orthodontic button has a base for bonding attachment to a tooth. A substantially vertical slot extends into the outer face of the button, and divides the button into a smaller lateral segment covering a smaller portion of the base and a larger lateral segment covering a larger portion of the base. A post on the larger lateral segment provides a point of attachment for removably engaging an elastic to the button. Exerting a lateral compressive force on the smaller lateral segment and the larger lateral segment compresses the slot and releases the base from the tooth.

Claim (Index 13):
An orthodontic button comprising:\n a base for bonding attachment to a tooth; an outer face opposing the base; a substantially vertical slot extending into the outer face of the button toward the base; said slot dividing the button into a smaller lateral segment covering a smaller portion of the base and a larger lateral segment covering a larger portion of the base; an elongated arm extending outward from the smaller lateral segment adjacent to the lateral edge of the base; and a post extending outward from the larger lateral segment adjacent to the vertical slot and curving away from the smaller lateral segment to define a recess providing a point of contact for removably engaging an elastic that is laterally offset toward the smaller lateral segment; wherein exerting a lateral compressive force on the smaller lateral segment and the larger lateral segment pivots the elongated arm into the vertical slot to peel the base underlying the smaller lateral segment off the tooth.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 9.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.26667
- Patent Class: 433.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15398991', '13891505', '15845003', '12147877', '14171911']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6731256869874547
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4587715349339412
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6516902717821034
- Mean Citation Score: 185.05695
- Max Citation Score: 191.62086
- Similarity Product: 157.62812029283526

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