PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15746177
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["405", "283000"]

Abstract:
A trench box has first and second side panels connected in parallel spaced relation by first and second lateral supports. Each lateral support comprises connection points at each end of each lateral support that connect the side panels to the lateral supports. The connection points maintain the side panels in parallel spaced relation and the lateral supports in parallel spaced relation between the side panels. Each connection point comprises a pivot connection that permits pivotal movement of the side panels relative to the lateral supports about a pivot axis, and a releasable connection spaced from the pivot connection in a direction perpendicular to the pivot axis. The releasable connection is selectively releasable to permit the respective first or second side panel to pivot about the pivot axis such that the panels are not parallel.

Claim (Index 22):
A trench box assembled for use in an excavation, the trench box comprising:\n a plurality of panels comprising at least a first panel, a second panel, and a third panel, each panel comprising:\n a connection profile comprising a plurality of straight edge segments along the peripheral edges of the panel, each straight edge segment having a plurality of evenly spaced connection points, wherein the spacing of connection points on each straight edge segment is equal; \n the first and second panels being secured in parallel, spaced relation; and a plurality of connectors that connect between connection profiles, at least one connector connecting the third panel and the first panel to secure the third panel relative to the first and second panels.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 104.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.45614
- Patent Class: 405.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['11442652', '13663314', '14179217', '15434136', '15615490']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.742834517967075
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4834409933707683
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7168951655074444
- Mean Citation Score: 191.377068
- Max Citation Score: 195.97827
- Similarity Product: 142.30827276695967

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

Dataset: test