PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16132122
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-09
Publication Date: 2019-03
Patent Classification: ["604", "330000"]

Abstract:
A menstrual cup and applicator for use in the vagina. The menstrual cup having a receptacle for holding fluid and having a stem device connected to the top of the cup and extending through the open cavity through the bottom of the cup. The stem is configured to actuate the side and rim of the cup to allow for easier insertion and removal of the cup. The applicator may have several components and is configured to grasp a folded cup and position the cup in a deployed position within the vagina. Additionally, the applicator is designed to aid in the removal of the menstrual cup.

Claim (Index 1):
A menstrual cup comprising:\n a receptacle having a resiliently foldable rim defining a generally circular perimeter in an unfolded state, a sidewall having an inner wall surface defining a cavity therein, the cavity having a top portion proximal to the foldable rim with a first opening and a bottom portion with a second opening, wherein the cavity is configured to collect a fluid; and an elongated stem having a proximal end and a distal end and an elongated middle portion therebetween, wherein the stem seats within the second opening to form a fluid seal therewith; wherein the elongated stem is configured to apply a pulling force to the inner wall surface when a pulling force is applied to the distal end thereof; and wherein the receptacle may be configured into:\n a folded position wherein a portion of the foldable rim is deformed to extend at least a portion of the top portion inward towards the center of the cavity; and \n a deployed position wherein the foldable rim is unfolded such that the first opening of the top portion conforms to the generally circular perimeter of the unfolded resiliently foldable rim.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 11.0
- Percentile: 97.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.22
- Patent Class: 604.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13933307', '15445658', '12152311', '15071929', '13840981']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7618052539576731
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4756944009558686
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7331941686574927
- Mean Citation Score: 174.84521
- Max Citation Score: 193.5539
- Similarity Product: 139.08871604905127

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