PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15878687
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2019-07
Patent Classification: ["428", "061000"]

Abstract:
Composite components having a T or L-shaped configuration that include features that reduce void defects between abutting laminate portions and provide improved mechanical properties are provided. Methods for forming such components are also provided. In one exemplary aspect, a composite component defines a first direction and a second direction and includes a wedged-shaped noodle at a joint interface between an abutting first laminate portion extending along the first direction and a second laminate portion extending along the second direction. The noodle has a first surface that is angled with respect to the second direction. At least one of the plies of the second laminate portion terminate and attach to the angled first surface of the noodle.

Claim (Index 13):
A composite component defining a second direction and a first direction, the composite component comprising:\n a first laminate portion having a length extending along the first direction; a second laminate portion having a length extending along the second direction, the second laminate portion comprised of a plurality of plies, the plurality of plies including a retaining ply that has a retaining portion that is detached from the other plies of the plurality of plies; and a noodle positioned at a joint interface between the first laminate portion and the second laminate portion, the noodle having a first surface that is angled with respect to the second direction and a second surface that is angled with respect to the second direction; wherein at least one of the plurality of plies of the second laminate portion terminate and are attached to the noodle along the first surface and the retaining portion of the retaining ply extends along and is attached to the second surface of the noodle.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 22.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.8209
- Patent Class: 428.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14954960', '13284927', '14074692', '12474005', '12638977']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8985776635798391
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5005434713227369
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8587742443541289
- Mean Citation Score: 237.208462
- Max Citation Score: 256.03174
- Similarity Product: 178.02564021808388

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

Dataset: test