PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15866708
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["137", "269000"]

Abstract:
An adjustable operating rod assembly is provided. In one embodiment a telescoping rod and tube are provided such that the length of the operating rod can be selectively adjusted in order to accommodate fluid inlet pipes of various lengths and regardless of manufacturer.

Claim (Index 21):
An operating rod for a hydrant assembly, the operating rod comprising:\n a handle end comprising an outer surface configured to receive a tool for manipulation of the operating rod; an opposite valve end comprising at least a portion of an inlet valve; and two or more members selectively connectable to one another to define an overall length of the operating rod, wherein at least one of the two or more members comprises the handle end and only one of the two or more members comprises the valve end.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 8.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.25
- Patent Class: 137.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13428120', '14869679', '14490133', '10674740', '12858971']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8369710058635622
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4763924110243588
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.800913146379642
- Mean Citation Score: 221.391342
- Max Citation Score: 270.84613
- Similarity Product: 241.87786510049224

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