PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16200981
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-11
Publication Date: 2019-03
Patent Classification: ["052", "677000"]

Abstract:
A system for centering a reinforcing member within a drilled shaft/bore hole includes a first cage member and a second cage member. The first cage member is operable to surround a first half of the reinforcing member. The second cage member is operable to surround a second half of the reinforcing member. The second cage member is operably connected to the first cage member, and the first and second cage members have identical shapes.

Claim (Index 1):
A cage member for use in a system for centering a reinforcing member within a drilled shaft/bore hole, the reinforcing member extending along a center axis and the cage member being a single member that comprises a plurality portions, the cage member comprising:\n a first neck portion having a concave shape relative to the center axis; a second neck portion having a concave shape relative to the center axis, the second neck portion spaced from the first neck portion along the center axis; a first collar portion adjacent the first neck portion; a second collar portion adjacent the second neck portion; a first protrusion adjacent the first neck portion or the first collar portion and extending inwardly toward the center axis, the first protrusion configured to engage the reinforcing member when the cage member is in use; a second protrusion adjacent the second neck portion or the second collar portion and extending inwardly toward the center axis, the second protrusion configured to engage the reinforcing member when the cage member is in use; a first elongated tab extending from a region adjacent a first lateral edge of the first collar portion, the first elongated tab including a plurality of teeth; a first slot extending from a region adjacent a second lateral edge of the first collar portion, the second lateral edge spaced from the first lateral edge by the first collar portion; a second elongated tab extending from a region adjacent a first lateral edge of the second collar portion, the second elongated tab including a plurality of teeth; a second slot extending from a region adjacent a second lateral edge of the second collar portion, the second lateral edge spaced from the first lateral edge by the second collar portion; a plurality of separate arm portions extending in the direction along the center axis from the first collar portion to the second collar portion, the separate arm portions being spaced from one another; wherein the first and second neck portions, the first and second collar portions, the first and second protrusions, the first and second tabs, the first and second slots, and the arm portions of the cage member are the portions of the single member; and wherein the first and second collar portions are formed symmetrically so that the cage member can be interlocked with a substantially identical cage member so as to form a centralizing cage.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.46875
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15458775', '15807316', '15614951', '14442871', '14601732']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7895242167425649
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.602245474817213
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7707963425500298
- Mean Citation Score: 245.343232
- Max Citation Score: 522.0344
- Similarity Product: 507.2301219302178

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

Dataset: test