PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16035988
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-07
Publication Date: 2019-12
Patent Classification: ["052", "677000"]

Abstract:
A rebar positioner for being placed within an open core of a masonry block having an open core and an adjacent closed core separated by a web, and including a wire defining first and second laterally spaced-apart support elements adapted to extend over and be supported by the web of the block. Respective end portions of the first and second support elements are adapted for extending into the enclosed core of the block. A rebar positioning segment defines at least two rings adapted for being positioned in laterally spaced-part relation within the open core of the block and surrounding first and second sections of vertically extending rebar positioned in the open core. The wire forming the positioner is bent such that the end portions of the first and second support elements are adapted for extending into the closed core at a level below an upper surface of the block and the at least one ring is adapted for extending into the open core at a level below the upper surface of the block.

Claim (Index 9):
A method of positioning a vertically-extending length of rebar within an open core of a masonry block having an open core and an adjacent closed core separated by a web, comprising the steps of:\n (a) providing:\n (i) a wire bent to define first and second laterally spaced-apart support elements adapted to extend over and be supported by the web of the block; \n (ii) respective end portions of the first and second support elements adapted for extending into the enclosed core of the block; \n (iii) a rebar positioning segment defining first and second sinuous \u201cS\u201d-shaped rings adapted for being positioned within the open core of the block adjacent a first side wall of the block and third and fourth sinuous \u201cS\u201d-shaped rings adapted for being positioned within the open core of the block adjacent a second side wall of the block opposing the first side wall and surrounding respective first and second sections of vertically extending rebar positioned in the open core; \n (iv) the wire being bent such that the end portions of the first and second support elements are adapted for extending into the closed core at a level below an upper surface of the block and adapted for extending into the open core at a level below the upper surface of the block; \n (b) placing a block having an open core and an adjacent closed core separated by a web onto a course of blocks; (c) placing the rebar positioner into the open core of the block with the first and second laterally spaced-apart support elements extending over and being supported by the web of the block with respective end portions of the first and second support elements extending into the enclosed core of the block and the first and second rings positioned in the open core of the block; (d) placing a first length of vertically-extending rebar within one of the first and second rings; (e) placing a second length of vertically-extending rebar within one of the third and fourth rings; and (f) filling the open core of the block with grout.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 7.0
- Percentile: 95.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.47222
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15993655', '12843447', '13153970', '11520327', '11933423']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8151817996173133
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5834486648803525
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7920084861436173
- Mean Citation Score: 273.123688
- Max Citation Score: 480.17062
- Similarity Product: 475.9923565358365

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