PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15905747
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2019-08
Patent Classification: ["602", "012000"]

Abstract:
An orthopedic ankle support is disclosed which provides an ultra-thin profile and selective restriction of movement of the user's ankle. In an embodiment, sections of a thin, tense material are welded onto a non-rigid body. The sections may include a tense anchor segment which may be proximate the heel opening and/or sole, and one or more tension segments that may extend from the anchor segment to upper portions of the support. In an embodiment, certain of the tension segments may be connected to an attachment portion affixed on the body, such as a thick lace-up area for tightening the support. Welding of the tension segments onto the body using thermal fusion obviates the need for uncomfortable stitching and material lumps. In addition, welding the tension segments into predetermined orientations enables the designer to have control over the properties of the support such that, for example, the tension segments may be oriented so as to restrict undesirable rotatory motion of the ankle without restricting natural forward and rearward motions of the foot.

Claim (Index 43):
The ultra-low profile ankle brace of  claim 37 , wherein the reinforcing layer is welded to an inner surface of the body and is not visible when the brace is worn by a user.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 2.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.82353
- Patent Class: 602.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12414378', '13851725', '11243754', '11215323', '14474173']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6154813290459473
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4831607303072739
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.60224926917208
- Mean Citation Score: 224.686752
- Max Citation Score: 238.78905
- Similarity Product: 182.7633727316737

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