PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16126234
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-09
Publication Date: 2019-01
Patent Classification: ["037", "307000"]

Abstract:
A device for coupling to a working end of a hydrovac boom hose is disclosed. The device includes a tubular suction tube configured for removably coupling to the working end of the hydrovac boom hose such that an opening of the working end remains unobstructed. A plurality of high pressure rotating turbo nozzles are located around a circumference of the tubular suction tube such that the rotating turbo nozzles surround the working end of the hydrovac boom hose to dislodge earthly materials under the device. The high pressure rotating turbo nozzles are configured for emitting high pressure water that dislodge earthly material. An outer housing to enclose and protect the tubular suction tube, rotating turbo nozzles, and onboard locating device, and to provide an air duct for ambient air to pass down threw. A plurality of air vents in the outer housing that provide flow of ambient air to an area being excavated. The conduit coupled with the outer housing, the conduit for allowing ingress of water to the plurality of high pressure rotating turbo nozzles.

Claim (Index 9):
A device for coupling to a working end of a hydrovac boom hose, comprising:\n a hydrovac boom hose communicatively coupled to a vacuuming device configured for providing suction to the hydrovac boom hose; a tubular suction tube configured for removably coupling to the working end of the hydrovac boom hose, such that an opening of the working end remains unobstructed, wherein the outer housing further comprises an onboard locating device configured for locating buried assets within the ground and for providing an alarm for such upcoming buried assets; an outer housing attached to the tubular suction tube with holes in it to allow ambient air to pass through the housing; a plurality of high pressure rotating turbo nozzles located around a circumference of the tubular suction tube, wherein the high pressure rotating turbo nozzles are configured for emitting high pressure water that dislodge earthly material, and wherein the rotating turbo nozzles have an adjustable opening so that the pressure of a stream of water emitted by the nozzles can be increased and decreased; a plurality of air vents in the outer housing; and a conduit coupled with the outer housing, the conduit for allowing ingress of water to the plurality of high pressure rotating turbo nozzles.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 32.0
- Percentile: 97.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.52703
- Patent Class: 37.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13036271', '11208565', '13245671', '10810184', '14238422']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.592257210677942
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4736042427775197
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.5803919138878998
- Mean Citation Score: 135.950492
- Max Citation Score: 141.53036
- Similarity Product: 99.40935141961576

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

Dataset: test