PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15883155
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2019-06
Patent Classification: ["052", "741150"]

Abstract:
A method for lifting and supporting above ground a concrete slab foundation employing hydraulic jacks includes installing piers in the ground, each with a pier extension protruding above ground. A lifting assembly is placed over each pier extension, the lifting assembly having a lift sleeve and upward extending lifting members. Then the slab foundation is poured, bonding a portion of the lifting assembly in concrete. After the slab foundation hardens, a jack is positioned on top of the pier extension, and lifting arms of the jack engage the lifting members. The jack is actuated to exert an upward force on the lifting assembly to lift the slab foundation above the ground. Then, the lift sleeve is rigidly secured to the pier extension, allowing the jack and lifting arms to be removed.

Claim (Index 11):
A method for lifting and supporting above ground a concrete slab foundation, comprising:\n installing a pier in the ground with a pier extension protruding above the ground; providing a lifting assembly with a lift sleeve, a plurality of upward extending lifting members, and a plurality of upward extending bolts; pouring the slab foundation, bonding the base plate and the lift sleeve in concrete, the lifting members and the bolts having upper ends protruding above an upper side of the slab foundation; positioning a hydraulic jack on an upper end of the pier extension, and engaging lifting arms of the jack with the lifting members; actuating the jack to exert an upward force on the lifting assembly to lift the slab foundation above the ground to an upper position; inserting the upper ends of the bolts through bolt holes in an upper holding plate on the upper side of the slab foundation and securing nuts to the upper ends of the bolts; then removing the jack and the lifting arms.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.36066
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['11114531', '12875622', '12896182', '11462031', '11623154']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8382632868901833
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5047577839778272
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8049127365989477
- Mean Citation Score: 301.726082
- Max Citation Score: 309.83008
- Similarity Product: 265.775698138752

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

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