PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15948219
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["606", "056000"]

Abstract:
An adjustable length strut includes two joints, a threaded rod extending between the joints, and a tube adapted to receive the threaded rod. An actuation mechanism with gear teeth extending radially outward of the strut axis is rotatably fixed to the threaded rod. A protrusion may be coupled to an end of the threaded rod by a rotatable collar, with the protrusion extending through a slot in the tube to mark the length of the strut. A modular attachment member may be adapted to be couple to the first joint and include a worm gear adapted to engage gear teeth of the actuation mechanism. The modular attachment member may include a radiofrequency identity tag mechanism adapted to be read by a tag reader of a tool, the tool adapted to couple to the attachment member to rotate the worm gear to increase or decrease the effective length of the strut.

Claim (Index 17):
A method of constructing an external fixation frame, the method comprising:\n coupling a first support ring to a second support ring, the first support ring extending along a first ring plane and having a plurality of first apertures extending through the first support ring in a direction orthogonal to the first ring plane, the second support ring extending along a second ring plane and having a plurality of second apertures extending through the second support ring in a direction orthogonal to the second ring plane, wherein coupling the first support ring the second support ring includes coupling a first end of a first telescopic strut to the first support ring via one of the first apertures in the first support ring, and coupling a second end of the first telescopic strut to the second support ring via one of the second apertures in the second support ring; coupling a first end of a first offset plate to the first support ring via one of the first apertures of the first support ring; coupling a first end of a second telescopic strut to a second end of the first offset plate so that the first end of the second telescopic strut is positioned radially outward of the first support ring; and coupling a second end of the second telescopic strut to the second support ring.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 35.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.37313
- Patent Class: 606.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15181614', '14669157', '13621335', '12661015', '15485402']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.780918233210317
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.492730984391838
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7520995083284691
- Mean Citation Score: 241.29231600000003
- Max Citation Score: 331.3354
- Similarity Product: 319.9065001562119

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

Dataset: test