PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15894473
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-06
Patent Classification: ["052", "514000"]

Abstract:
Reinforcing bars include load transfer connectors. A link plate includes openings that mate with the load transfer connectors to overlie the splice between reinforcing bars being spliced. A cover plate may be fastened over the link plate.

Claim (Index 24):
The system of  claim 18 , further comprising a link plate configured to overlay at least a portion of the first reinforcing bar and the second reinforcing bar, the link plate defining openings configured to mate with the plurality of load transfer connectors that are received in the plurality of first openings of the first reinforcing bar and the plurality of second openings of the second reinforcing bar when the link plate overlays the at least a portion of the first reinforcing bar and the second reinforcing bar.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 36.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.42857
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15371680', '15371708', '14552263', '15151414', '13427533']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.840027434476743
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5365494114562852
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8096796321746972
- Mean Citation Score: 308.51535800000005
- Max Citation Score: 389.08557
- Similarity Product: 334.50211515226545

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

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