PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15916400
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["264", "333000"]

Abstract:
A mold for manufacturing interlocking, dry-cast concrete retaining wall blocks in an upright orientation comprises a mold box comprising two side walls joined to end walls to define a mold cavity, a top face, and a substantially open bottom face. Partitions configured to define a space between adjacent blocks or a space between a block and a side of the mold box extend parallel to the side walls of the mold box substantially from the top face into the mold cavity, to form first transverse portions of the profile of the top and bottom surfaces the blocks which do not include any undercut portion that would impede removal of the mold box in a substantially vertical direction. At least one removable insert comprises insert members which, when positioned in the mold box beneath the partitions, form remaining transverse portions of the profile of the top and bottom surfaces, the remaining transverse portions including at least one undercut portion. The insert members, when in position in the mold box for casting, are substantially in lateral alignment with respective bottom surfaces of at least some of the partitions and can be inserted and retracted through openings in an end wall of the mold box.

Claim (Index 1):
A method of manufacturing a plurality of interlocking concrete retaining wall blocks each having a top surface having a transverse profile comprising at least one interlocking structure projecting from or recessed into the top surface and a bottom surface having a transverse profile comprising at least one complementary interlocking structure projecting from or recessed into the bottom surface, comprising the steps of:\n a. providing a mold box comprising two side walls joined to end walls to define a mold cavity, a top face, and a substantially open bottom face, and partitions configured to define a space between adjacent blocks or a space between a block and a side of the mold box, extending substantially parallel to the side walls of the mold box substantially from the top face into the mold cavity, at least a longitudinal portion of at least some of the partitions being configured to form a first transverse portion of the profile of the top surface of one block or a first transverse portion of the profile of the bottom surface of an adjacent block, or both, wherein the first transverse portions do not include any undercut portion that would impede removal of the mold box in a substantially vertical direction, and at least one removable insert comprising insert members which, when positioned in the mold box beneath the partitions, extend substantially parallel to the side walls and are configured to occupy the space between adjacent blocks, or the space between a block and a side of the mold box, for forming a remaining transverse portion of the profile of the top surface of one block or a remaining transverse portion of the profile of the bottom surface of an adjacent block, or both, wherein the remaining transverse portions include at least one undercut portion, b. inserting the insert members into the openings in the end of the mold box, such that top surfaces of at least some of the insert members are in substantially lateral alignment with respective bottom surfaces of at least some of the partitions; c. introducing concrete into the mold cavity; d. consolidating the concrete; e. in any order:\n i. removing the mold insert from the mold box; and \n ii. removing the formed blocks from the mold box.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 5.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.28723
- Patent Class: 264.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14704621', '14093710', '13397940', '12793243', '13742968']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7883638112586193
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5435558400516932
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7638830141379267
- Mean Citation Score: 270.813086
- Max Citation Score: 397.2846
- Similarity Product: 381.6060907422424

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