PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15925725
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["137", "370000"]

Abstract:
The disclosure teaches an adjustable/extendable piping system/module for associating fluid access products (such as fire hydrants) to a buried fluid source. The piping system defines an adjustable configuration that allows for the overall length of the piping system to be modified to compensate for different bury depths. The disclosure further teaches a flex module configured for associating a fluid product with a piping system connected to a fluid source. The flex module is configured to flex a predefined amount to prevent damage to the system from low energy impacts.

Claim (Index 12):
An adjustable stand pipe module configured for adjustably connecting a fire hydrant to a fluid source, said adjustable stand pipe module comprising:\n a first stand pipe element comprising a first hollow conduit defining a first diameter and further defining a stand pipe output at one end of said first hollow conduit and an opposing first stand pipe end at a distal end of said first hollow conduit and wherein said stand pipe output is configured for engagement with a fire hydrant comprising an operating nut; a second stand pipe element comprising a second hollow conduit defining a second diameter and further defining a stand pipe input at one end of said second hollow conduit and an opposing second stand pipe end at a distal end of said second hollow conduit and wherein said stand pipe input is configured for engagement with a coupling associated with a water mains wherein said coupling comprises a valve; wherein side first standpipe element is movably mechanically associated with and in alignment with said second stand pipe element to define an adjustable stand pipe defining a fluid flow path between said stand pipe input and said stand pipe output and allowing the distance from said stand pipe input to said stand pipe output to be varied; a telescoping rod mechanically associated with said operating nut at one end and said valve at the opposing end wherein said rod runs through said fluid flow path and wherein the length of the rod changes as the length of the distance from said stand pipe input to said stand pipe output is varied; a sealing device configured to define a fluid tight seal between said first stand pipe element and said second stand pipe element; and at least one joint restraint defining at least one of (a) a fixed joint restraint and (b) an adjustable joint restraint configured for resisting movement between said first stand pipe element and said second stand pipe element.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 42.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.72727
- Patent Class: 137.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['11347706', '12144273', '14259887', '11372947', '10758110']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8226298171876655
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4441567504362195
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7847825105125209
- Mean Citation Score: 151.10866
- Max Citation Score: 161.98291
- Similarity Product: 132.1079186491394

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

Dataset: test