PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15764406
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-12
Patent Classification: ["433", "009000"]

Abstract:
A lingual orthodontic appliance contains a lingual bracket ( 12 ) for an anterior tooth and an archwire ( 20 ). The orthodontic appliance is defined in a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system. The archwire ( 20 ) extends in a first and a second dimension of the coordinate system generally U-shaped. In the third dimension the archwire ( 20 ) is generally flat. The archwire ( 20 ) has a rectangular cross-section with a height defined by the longer side of the rectangular cross-section. The height is oriented along the third dimension. The bracket further has a bracket pad ( 2 ) and a bracket body ( 1 ). The bracket body ( 1 ) forms a slot ( 4 ) for receiving the archwire ( 20 ). The slot ( 4 ) is formed by at least two opposing parallel slot side faces and a slot ground face arranged perpendicular thereto. The slot ( 4 ) has a width defined by the distance between the slot side faces. The width matches with the height of the archwire ( 20 ). The invention is advantageous for an orthodontic treatment of teeth requiring good tip and rotation control.

Claim (Index 1):
A lingual orthodontic appliance comprising a lingual bracket for an anterior tooth and an archwire, the orthodontic appliance being defined in a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system, wherein the archwire in a first and a second dimension of the coordinate system extends generally U-shaped and in the third dimension is generally flat, wherein the archwire has a rectangular cross-section having a height defined by the longer side of the rectangular cross-section, the height being oriented along the third dimension, wherein the bracket has a bracket pad and a bracket body with the bracket body forming a slot for receiving the archwire, the slot being formed by at least two opposing parallel slot side faces defining a slot insertion axis, and a slot ground face arranged perpendicular thereto, wherein the slot has a width defined by the distance between the slot side faces, and wherein the width corresponds to the height of the archwire, and wherein the slot insertion axis is horizontal with respect to the third dimension being aligned vertically.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 23.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.58025
- Patent Class: 433.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['11522674', '14466522', '11408091', '14743142', '14658781']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7626530678563097
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5361625828379871
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7400040193544775
- Mean Citation Score: 398.610314
- Max Citation Score: 412.73526
- Similarity Product: 347.99867741313454

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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