PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16033388
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-07
Publication Date: 2019-12
Patent Classification: ["052", "835000"]

Abstract:
A method, system and brace for retaining a post having a pair of associated cooperatively engaging brackets defining opposing and aligning openings disposed midway along each bracket. A transverse retainer is associated with and insertable within midway the brackets for resting the post thereupon when the brackets embrace the post. The brace further defines opposing and aligning openings disposed within an upper portion of each bracket for receiving fasteners therethrough to retain the post within the brace.

Claim (Index 17):
A system for bracing a post comprising;\n two opposing reciprocally mating brackets configured to encompass the post, the brackets defining a first end portion and second end portion, and a middle portion disposed between the first and second end portions; a first set of opposing and alignable openings disposed in the middle portion of the brackets; a second set of openings disposed near the second end portion of the bracket; wherein upon mating the brackets the first set of openings align and oppose each other to allow a first fastener to pass therethrough, and the second set of openings align and oppose each other to allow a second fastener to pass through at least one opening of the second set of openings; and the first fastener at the first set of openings configured to support the post to be positioned thereon within the ground and defining an air column extending from and beneath the first fastener to the first end portion of the mating brackets, the first fastener and the mating brackets first end portion both being beneath grade.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 14.0
- Percentile: 95.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.65306
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['15275552', '11673822', '11658927', '15088577', '12005461']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7943136285522323
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.467676801118932
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7616499458089023
- Mean Citation Score: 145.666606
- Max Citation Score: 155.72179
- Similarity Product: 113.88969360497416

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

Dataset: test