PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16523556
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-07
Publication Date: 2019-11
Patent Classification: ["399", "329000"]

Abstract:
An image heating apparatus includes a frame having first and second side plates. A cylindrical film is provided between the side plates, and a heater contacts an inner surface of the film. A roller forms a nip in cooperation with the heater through the film, and an image, formed on a recording material, is heated by heat of the heater, while moving in the nip. A holder holds the heater, and is provided in an inside space of the film. With respect to a longitudinal direction, a length of the holder is greater than a distance between the side plates. In addition, a stay, formed of metal, reinforces the holder, and is provided in the inside space of the film. A length of the stay is greater than the distance between the side plates, and a position of the stay with respect to the longitudinal direction is determined by the holder.

Claim (Index 1):
An image heating apparatus comprising:\n (A) a frame including:\n (a) a first side plate provided at one end portion; and \n (b) a second side plate provided at another end portion with respect to a longitudinal direction of said image heating apparatus; \n (B) a cylindrical film provided between said first side plate and said second side plate; (C) a heater contacting an inner surface of said film; (D) a roller forming a nip portion, for nipping and feeding a recording material, in cooperation with the heater through said film, wherein an image, formed on the recording material, is heated by heat of said heater, while the recording material moves in the nip portion; (E) a holder for holding said heater, said holder being provided in an inside space of said film, and, with respect to the longitudinal direction, a length of said holder is greater than a distance between said first side plate and said second side plate; and (F) a stay for reinforcing said holder, formed of metal, said stay being provided in the inside space of said film, and having a length greater than the distance between said first side plate and said second side plate, wherein a position of said stay with respect to the longitudinal direction is determined by said holder.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 3.0
- Percentile: 100.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.65625
- Patent Class: 399.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['15983778', '15139654', '15888565', '15869238', '15954716']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8008839986102241
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5021466657983731
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.771010265329039
- Mean Citation Score: 227.258048
- Max Citation Score: 298.3473
- Similarity Product: 224.3422776431859

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 0
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 0
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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