PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16018645
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-06
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["299", "058000"]

Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention generally relate to tunnel boring machine cutter assemblies, such as ripping and scraping cutter or tool assemblies, (collectively “cutter assemblies”), and related methods of use and manufacturing. The various embodiments of the cutter assemblies described herein may be used in tunnel boring machines (“TBMs”), earth pressure balance machines (“EPBs”), raise drilling systems, large diameter blind drilling systems, and other types of mechanical drilling and excavation systems.

Claim (Index 5):
The cutter assembly of  claim 1 , wherein:\n the support block includes a curved top surface, a substantially planar vertical surface, and a first slanted surface extending at least partially between the curved top surface and the planar vertical surface; the one or more first polycrystalline diamond cutter elements extend outward from the curved top surface of the support block; and the one or more second polycrystalline diamond cutter elements extend outward from the first slanted surface.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 35.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.65455
- Patent Class: 299.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14445774', '15065258', '15336530', '13790046', '15335788']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7025356003294985
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.56967106772821
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6892491470693697
- Mean Citation Score: 287.215252
- Max Citation Score: 487.4053
- Similarity Product: 392.62157249931687

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

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