PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15920123
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2019-09
Patent Classification: ["224", "521000"]

Abstract:
A mobility vehicle enclosure (MVE) that is secured to a rear location on an automobile, such as a car, truck or van, and encloses a mobility vehicle during storage or transportation. A first design of the MVE has a structure including an upper surface, a lower surface, a front side wall, a rear side wall and a left side wall. The structure is preferably rectangular shaped, although any shape can be used depending on the requirements of the application. The front side wall is secured to the structure by an upper securing device and at least one hinge that is attached at a lower edge of the front wall and a front edge of the lower surface. The hinge allows the front side wall to be lowered downward to ground level, thereby creating a ramp on which a mobility vehicle enters or exits the structure. A second design of the MVE is similar to the first, except the surfaces and side walls of the structure are all secured together by hinges. By using the hinges, the surfaces and side walls can be folded on top of each other, thereby creating a vertical stack that can be stored in a small space when the MVE is not in use. To assemble the second design, the surfaces and side walls are unfolded, and the final side wall is secured to the initial side wall. The number of side walls used is determined by the required shape of the structure. Both designs also have a MVE to automobile securing apparatus, which is based on a conventional trailer hitch, and a rear light assembly which provides rear light on the MVE when the MVE is in place blocking the automobile's rear lights.

Claim (Index 9):
A mobile vehicle enclosure (MVE) that is secured to a rear location on an automobile and encloses a mobility vehicle during storage or transportation, wherein said MVE is comprised of a structure including:\n a) an upper surface with a front edge, a right edge, a rear edge, and a left edge, b) a lower surface with a front edge, a right edge, a rear edge, and a left edge, c) a front side wall with an upper edge, a lower edge, a right edge, and a left edge, d) a rear side wall with an upper edge, a lower edge, a right edge, and a left edge, e) a right side wall with an upper edge, a lower edge, a front edge, and a rear edge, f) a left side wall with an upper edge, a lower edge, a front edge and a rear edge, g) attachment means for securing together said upper surface, said lower surface, said rear side wall, said right side wall and said left side wall, h) an upper securing device that is located at, and interfaces with, the upper edge of said front side wall and the front edge of said upper surface, wherein said upper securing device secures said front side wall to said upper surface and allows said front side wall to be maintained in an upward closed position, i) at least one hinge that is attached at the lower edge of said front side wall and the front edge of said lower surface, wherein when said upper securing device is released, the hinge allows said front side wall to be lowered angularly downward with the upper edge of said front side wall resting at ground level, thereby creating a ramp on which a mobility vehicle enters or exits said structure, j) a rear light assembly that is attached to the substantial midpoint on the lower edge of said left side wall, wherein said rear light assembly interfaces with the automobile's existing rear light circuitry, wherein when said MVE is secured to a rear location on an automobile, the automobile's rear lights are blocked, wherein said MVE rear light assembly provides a standard light, a brake light, and a reverse light that are actuated by the automobile's light circuitry and are viewable from behind said MVE when said MVE is secured to an automobile, k) a MVE to automobile securing apparatus that comprises a male member extending outward from the lower edge of said right side wall, wherein the male member is inserted within a female member located at a lower rear area of the automobile, wherein once the male member is within the female member, a locking pin is inserted through openings on both members, thereby maintaining said MVE in an upright level position at the rear of the automobile and securing said MVE to the automobile, and l) a grated panel that is located within said structure on said lower surface, wherein the grated panel provides a secure surface on which a mobility vehicle is placed upon when the mobility vehicle is within said structure, wherein said grated panel facilitates the use of straps that are inserted through the grates and secured to the mobility vehicle.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 11.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.528
- Patent Class: 224.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14480418', '14976495', '15390860', '11099763', '12927885']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8282418333001371
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4695936614176293
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7923770161118864
- Mean Citation Score: 166.74575399999995
- Max Citation Score: 168.75037
- Similarity Product: 116.7387396422094

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