PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15902852
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["482", "131000"]

Abstract:
A device that is used to extend the spine and put it in traction, that is portable and user friendly. The device in its preferred embodiment is grasped by the handles on either side and then is pushed toward the lower leg and against the upper calves via vertical intermediary bar pushing the legs with a horizontal bar in one direction and the shoulders in the other. The described process stretching the spine and putting the back in traction for the purposes of pain relief and stretching of the back muscles. The invention or device is meant to be an inexpensive alternative to other devices, as well as, easier to use. The lower cost of the device due to it its unique and simple design being an incentive purchase the device, thus, bringing pain relief to more people. The method for use of the device can be as the preferred embodiment or it can be imagined in several other designs, but still retaining the method employed in the preferred embodiment, this application is meant to cover all such eventualities and shapes. The force placed on the device and therefore on the spine or back is controlled by the user as is the ability to stop quite quickly if pain where to arise, giving the user complete and instant control. Other embodiments may include the ability to take the device apart for travel or to lengthen or shorten the device to accommodate different sizes of people. The method of use being unique, in that it requires the user to lay on their back or stomach with the thigh portion of their leg flat and in line with the torso of the person and the legs bent at the knees, this method of use being a more natural and safe position. The device in its preferred and other embodiments being easier and more effective for grossly overweight people whereas the weight of the person or encumbrance of the extended abdomen making other devices less effective and harder to use than the present invention. The present device is not reliant on the weight of the person to achieve traction in the spine or back.

Claim (Index 15):
The method of  claim 10  whereas the weight of the person does not affect the pressure applied as it does with inversion or hanging devices.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 17.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.3875
- Patent Class: 482.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12077522', '10772331', '14884353', '11392912', '10846319']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6420658812352114
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4735676029364661
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6252160534053369
- Mean Citation Score: 84.4074648
- Max Citation Score: 97.0282
- Similarity Product: 56.29469332451821

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

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