PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15865080
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2019-07
Patent Classification: ["210", "232000"]

Abstract:
A fluid filter removal device includes a fluid catch configured to circumscribe an outer surface of a fluid filter, a filter spacer configured to maintain a minimum separation between the outer surface of the fluid filter and an inner surface of the fluid catch when at least a portion of the fluid filter is circumscribed by the fluid catch, and a fluid filter sheath, fixed and hydraulically sealed to the fluid catch proximate the filter exit end of the fluid catch. The fluid filter removal device provides a device and method for removal of oil or fuel filters, and to contain contaminated fluids, on automotive, heavy and other types of equipment to eliminate contamination to the environment as well as contamination to vehicles and users changing a fluid filter.

Claim (Index 1):
A device for preventing spillage of a fluid from a fluid filter during removal of the fluid filter, the fluid filter having an outer casing with a casing outer surface and a fluid filter grip end opposite a fluid filter installation end, the device comprising:\n a fluid catch having a filter entry end a filter exit end, a catch outer surface and a catch inner surface said fluid catch configured to circumscribe the casing outer surface of the fluid filter such that the filter grip end can pass through the catch inner surface from the filter entry end to the filter exit end along a circumscription axis; and a filter spacer configured to maintain a minimum separation between the casing outer surface and the catch inner surface when at least a portion of the fluid filter is circumscribed by the fluid catch; and a fluid filter sheath having a fluid catch interface, a terminal end opposite the fluid catch interface, a sheath outer surface, and a sheath inner surface, the fluid filter sheath fixed and hydraulically sealed to the fluid catch at the fluid catch interface and proximate the filter exit end of the fluid catch, the fluid filter sheath made of a material impervious to the fluid, the fluid filter sheath configured to receive a portion of the fluid filter extending beyond the filter exit end of the fluid catch, further configured to prevent discharge of any of the fluid exiting the filter exit end of the fluid catch, and further configured to permit manual gripping of the fluid filter via the fluid filter sheath.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 4.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.14062
- Patent Class: 210.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['10672467', '12763581', '14638341', '11876156', '10453384']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7693846762830227
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4473799531965062
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.737184203974371
- Mean Citation Score: 141.224062
- Max Citation Score: 144.28136999999995
- Similarity Product: 119.1419054851627

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

Dataset: test