PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15946266
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["081", "467000"]

Abstract:
Disposable torque-limiting mechanisms with upper shank component with a torque-limiting interface, a lower shank component with a torque-limiting interface, and a washer assembly biasing element. Torque-limiting interfaces having a plurality of undulations arranged around an axial bore or drive socket and separated by a plurality of transition regions, with each undulation having an upslope, a peak, and a downslope. The torque-limiting interfaces are configured to engage and disengage to provide torque transmission with predetermined torque limits at various rotational speeds and for amounts of actuations while remaining within a specified operational range.

Claim (Index 11):
A disposable torque limiting device comprising:\n a generally hollow cylindrical body ( 14 ) with a partially closed distal end ( 16 ); an upper shank ( 200 ) formed inside the partially closed distal end of the cylindrical body; a circumferential rim ( 17 ) formed on the outside of the partially closed dial end; an upper torque-limiting interface ( 250 ) having undulations formed on the inside of the partially closed distal end having a axial bore ( 210 ); a lower shank component ( 100 ) rotatable placed within the cylindrical body comprising a proximal end ( 101 ), a distal end ( 102 ), a retaining cavity ( 103 ) formed thereon, a drive socket ( 110 ) fluidly connecting the proximal end and the distal end, and a lower torque-limiting interface ( 150 ) having undulations disposed on the proximal end, wherein the upper shank component and the lower shank component are aligned along an axis ( 50 ) in the direction of the axial bore and the drive socket with the first torque-limiting interface in contact with the second torque-limiting interface; an MBWA placed above the lower shank inside the retaining cavity configured to apply compressive force (F) along the axis to compress the first torque-limiting interface against the second torque-limiting interface at a predetermined torque limit; a tool collar ( 20 ) with a flange ( 22 ) extending radially, a front ( 23 ) on one side of the flange, a square leg ( 25 ) formed on the opposite of the flange and a shaped channel ( 29 ) there through rotatably fit into the circumferential rim; a tool shaft ( 32 ) with a threaded back portion ( 35 ) and a front end ( 31 ) having a tool channel ( 34 ) therein; catches ( 33 ) formed on the tool shaft configured to mate with the shaped channel whereby the tool shaft can be inserted through the tool collar but rotate within the shaped channel; a threaded ( 37 ) retaining member ( 38 ) configure to engage the threaded back portion;

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 59.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.5625
- Patent Class: 81.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15583803', '15691595', '15946326', '15946308', '15241464']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8075926624771652
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.6238852860319677
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7892219248326455
- Mean Citation Score: 472.62095800000014
- Max Citation Score: 571.0767
- Similarity Product: 561.2619455331088

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

Dataset: test