PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15921809
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["294", "051000"]

Abstract:
A combination tool for use with ice and snow is provided to perform a plurality of different functions with as device. The combination tool includes a shovel that can also serve as a traction pad that grips a tire that has lost traction in the snow. The shovel has a scoop near its forward end that has an apex of an arcuate profile configured to align a tire with lugs on a vehicle. The shovel may be reinforced with a plurality of strengthening ribs or gussets to support the weight of snow during shoveling actions and support the weight of vehicles when used as a traction pad. The shovel may be formed as a monolithic uniform unibody member. A brush may be provided to enable the combination tool to have a first configuration with the brush and shovel nested together and a second configuration where they are connected end-to-end.

Claim (Index 1):
A combination tool for use with ice or snow, the combination tool comprising:\n a first end and a second end defining a longitudinal direction therebetween, a first side and a second side defining a transverse direction therebetween, and a top and a bottom defining a vertical direction therebetween; a shovel having a scoop and a shovel handle, wherein the scoop is associated with the first end and the shovel handle is associated with the second end; a brush including a brush handle; wherein the brush and shovel are selectively connectable in a first configuration and a different second configuration; and a plurality of teeth extending from a first surface of the scoop, wherein the plurality of teeth are oriented to enable traction for an object moving over the first surface.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 14.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.86747
- Patent Class: 294.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15429886', '13342138', '14192657', '10993347', '14039359']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7223138726396362
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5857984159658348
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7086623269722561
- Mean Citation Score: 278.836876
- Max Citation Score: 509.57803
- Similarity Product: 441.4251771141929

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