PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15863413
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2019-07
Patent Classification: ["135", "074000"]

Abstract:
Disclosed is a hinged cane to assist in user mobility. The cane comprises an upper section and a lower section and a hinged mechanism that connects the upper and lower sections. The hinged mechanism comprises a lower block and an upper block and a hinge coupler pivotally connected to the lower block and to the upper block. This configuration enables the lower section to be moved from a use position over a range of travel into a fully folded position. The cane includes a catch mechanism for releasably securing the upper section to the lower section when in the use position. The cane may include a foot that has a relatively more pliable skirt and a relatively less pliable central nub to assist in maintaining the natural walking motion of the user.

Claim (Index 2):
A hinged cane according to  claim 1 , said lower block being retractable within a tubular region of the lower section and said upper block being fixed relative to the upper section.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 4.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.15625
- Patent Class: 135.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14959932', '15802199', '11206452', '11388340', '11434788']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7117886055481605
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4573515281118805
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6863448978045325
- Mean Citation Score: 140.875824
- Max Citation Score: 144.03596000000005
- Similarity Product: 106.57387131868366

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

Dataset: test