PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15919173
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["248", "188910"]

Abstract:
Embodiments herein are directed to a surveying support apparatus, which provides greater reliability when calculating measurements. The surveying support apparatus includes a center column having a hollow circumference to fit over a piece of rebar protruding from the concrete, a plurality of bolt through fasteners in apertures along the path of the center column that are tightened to come into contact with the rebar thus securing the rebar in a fixed place in relation to the center column, pivotal legs that are extendable to find support upon the ground, a head component connected to the pivotal legs that can move in a transitional movement along the center column, a mounting plate connected to the center column having an aperture whereby a mounting screw is placed, survey equipment having a recess that is secured to the mounting plate by rotating the mounting screw into the recess of the survey equipment.

Claim (Index 11):
A surveying support apparatus, comprising:\n a column having a hollow portion, a longitudinal axis, a first end, second end, and a series of apertures along a path of the column; a plurality of legs; a head component having a center, an aperture therein through the center which the column projects, the legs pivotally connected to the head component wherein the legs are movable towards the center of the head component or away from the center of the head component; a series of bolt fasteners positioned in the apertures, wherein the bolt fasteners are tightened to come in contact with rebar lap protruding from concrete and positioned inside of the hollow portion of the column, securing the rebar lap in a fixed position with respect to the column.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 47.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.9625
- Patent Class: 248.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['10418656', '12463547', '14677012', '13754448', '10418655']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8184195380091818
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4623579569711071
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7828133799053743
- Mean Citation Score: 151.324546
- Max Citation Score: 157.14166
- Similarity Product: 115.30684944660425

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

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