PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15962538
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["441", "060000"]

Abstract:
A flotation device, particularly suitable for use as a pull buoy or a kickboard is described. The flotation device can include a flotation element and a stem element, which extends from an inner surface of the flotation element. A holding mechanism can be located adjacent to the second end of the stem element. The stem element and holding mechanism can be configured to enable a user to hold onto the flotation device at a point below the surface of the water for use as a kickboard or enable a user to secure the stem element of the flotation device between his/her legs for use as a pull buoy. An embodiment of the stem element can be tapered, which can create forces that assist the user in using the flotation device as either a pull buoy or a kickboard.

Claim (Index 3):
The device of  claim 1 , wherein the holding mechanism comprises at least one protrusion extending approximately perpendicular to the primary axis of the stem element.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 27.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.35484
- Patent Class: 441.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15634119', '14289245', '15788413', '14646402', '10356608']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6914784609502844
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5231241184188452
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6746430266971405
- Mean Citation Score: 231.45836
- Max Citation Score: 324.10135
- Similarity Product: 191.69584013938905

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

Dataset: test