PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15947686
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["254", "251000"]

Abstract:
A tool for tightening or loosening a load retaining chain, includes a tie rod having a central axis and oppositely threaded opposing ends; chain hooks each having a threaded pin engaging the threaded tie rod ends; and a lever arm having a ratcheting mechanism to rotate the tie rod and a far end configured to engage a chain link. The lever arm may pivot about an axis substantially perpendicular to the tie rod central axis.

Claim (Index 3):
A method of tightening or untightening a chain, comprising the steps of:\n (a) connecting a ratcheting load binder having a tie rod having a central axis and oppositely threaded opposing ends, first and second chain hooks each having a threaded pin engaging the threaded tie rod ends, and a lever arm having a far end, a handle end, and a ratcheting mechanism to rotate the tie rod about its central axis, wherein the far end is configured to engage a chain link and the lever arm is configured to pivot about an axis substantially perpendicular to the tie rod central axis, such that the first and second chain hooks each engage a chain link; (b) engaging a chain link with the far end of the lever arm; (c) pivoting the lever arm to shorten the chain; and (d) repositioning one or both of the first and second chain hooks.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.70213
- Patent Class: 254.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['11560036', '12234065', '15632582', '10811740', '13531159']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7501227778330001
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.3960637859476563
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7147168786444658
- Mean Citation Score: 126.98038400000002
- Max Citation Score: 136.05763000000002
- Similarity Product: 113.88237894882084

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

Dataset: test