PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15865080
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2019-07
Patent Classification: ["210", "232000"]

Abstract:
A fluid filter removal device includes a fluid catch configured to circumscribe an outer surface of a fluid filter, a filter spacer configured to maintain a minimum separation between the outer surface of the fluid filter and an inner surface of the fluid catch when at least a portion of the fluid filter is circumscribed by the fluid catch, and a fluid filter sheath, fixed and hydraulically sealed to the fluid catch proximate the filter exit end of the fluid catch. The fluid filter removal device provides a device and method for removal of oil or fuel filters, and to contain contaminated fluids, on automotive, heavy and other types of equipment to eliminate contamination to the environment as well as contamination to vehicles and users changing a fluid filter.

Claim (Index 19):
A method for preventing spillage of a fluid from a fluid filter during removal of the fluid filter, the fluid filter having an outer casing with a casing outer surface and a fluid filter grip end opposite a fluid filter installation end, the method comprising the steps of:\n providing a device for minimizing fluid filter spillage, the device including a fluid catch configured to circumscribe a casing outer surface of the fluid filter, further including a filter spacer configured to maintain a minimum separation between the casing outer surface and a catch inner surface when at least a portion of the fluid filter is circumscribed by the fluid catch, and yet further including a fluid filter sheath fixed and hydraulically sealed to the fluid catch, the fluid filter sheath configured to allow for manual contact with the fluid filter through the fluid filter sheath and further to contain at least a portion of the fluid filter and fluid; breaking the fluid filter loose from a secured coupling in an installed condition, such that the fluid is left closed in the fluid filter and the fluid filter is left in a manually removable condition; inserting the fluid filter grip end of the fluid filter through the fluid catch and into the fluid filter sheath such that at least a portion of the fluid filter is circumscribed by the fluid catch; manually removing the fluid filter from the installed condition via the fluid filter sheath while catching any released fluid in the device; transporting the fluid filter and the released fluid while contained in the device; and disposing of the fluid filter and the released fluid by emptying the device.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 4.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.14062
- Patent Class: 210.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['10672467', '12763581', '14638341', '11876156', '10453384']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7694252395496051
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4471697151404836
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.737199687108693
- Mean Citation Score: 141.224062
- Max Citation Score: 144.28136999999995
- Similarity Product: 119.31535565422114

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