PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15863413
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2019-07
Patent Classification: ["135", "074000"]

Abstract:
Disclosed is a hinged cane to assist in user mobility. The cane comprises an upper section and a lower section and a hinged mechanism that connects the upper and lower sections. The hinged mechanism comprises a lower block and an upper block and a hinge coupler pivotally connected to the lower block and to the upper block. This configuration enables the lower section to be moved from a use position over a range of travel into a fully folded position. The cane includes a catch mechanism for releasably securing the upper section to the lower section when in the use position. The cane may include a foot that has a relatively more pliable skirt and a relatively less pliable central nub to assist in maintaining the natural walking motion of the user.

Claim (Index 7):
A hinged cane according to  claim 1 , one of said upper section and said lower section including a magnet and the other of said upper section and said lower section including a corresponding magnet or metal, said magnet and said corresponding magnet or metal being axially positioned to engage one another and to magnetically couple said upper section and said lower section to one another when said cane is in a folded position.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 4.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.15625
- Patent Class: 135.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14959932', '15802199', '11206452', '11388340', '11434788']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.710835488649488
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4616359601993027
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6859155358044694
- Mean Citation Score: 140.875824
- Max Citation Score: 144.03596000000005
- Similarity Product: 103.06504356873042

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