PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15919080
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["166", "381000"]

Abstract:
An apparatus for use in a fluid conduit comprises a plurality of segments arranged along a longitudinal axis, each segment comprising an extendable structure configured for extension in a lateral direction relative to the longitudinal axis, wherein the apparatus is configured for the sequential initiation of lateral extension of the extendable structures of at least two segments. At least two segments may be configured to define different maximum extended dimensions in the lateral direction and may include adjacent support surfaces which provide mutual support for one another when the at least two segments are laterally extended. The apparatus may be configured to form a seal, an anchor, a supporting structure and/or a flow restriction in a fluid conduit.

Claim (Index 19):
The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the deformable support or filler material is arranged to transfer a force between an extendable structure of a segment of the plurality of segments around or adjacent to which the support or filler material is disposed and the extendable structure of an adjacent segment of the plurality of segments.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 4.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.83824
- Patent Class: 166.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['14361828', '12747387', '13660970', '15078251', '14787072']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7537034663907887
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5784079091586958
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7361739106675794
- Mean Citation Score: 236.544644
- Max Citation Score: 515.194
- Similarity Product: 396.177396348238

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

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