PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15997684
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-06
Publication Date: 2018-12
Patent Classification: ["036", "069000"]

Abstract:
Embodiments are described for a semi-rigid apparatus for use in conjunction with the sole and upper of a shoe or sandal. The apparatus involves a heel stabilizer shank enclosing a portion of the heel, with a shank extension from the medial side, a lightweight support structure running along the bottom of the foot between the outsole and insole stiffening the heel and midfoot. Both elements are made from a single piece of material that can be injection molded, 3D printed, or the like. The purpose of this apparatus is to provide all day comfort, protect the heel from lateral shifting, and stiffen the heel and midfoot for less strain on the foot.

Claim (Index 17):
The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the shank is a U-Shaped member.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.67123
- Patent Class: 36.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12988646', '15068781', '11627917', '15268388', '13564587']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7062476336071921
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4664638877648382
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6822692590229568
- Mean Citation Score: 245.891822
- Max Citation Score: 258.5513
- Similarity Product: 192.6829025464833

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

Dataset: test