PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16284951
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-02
Publication Date: 2019-10
Patent Classification: ["005", "640000"]

Abstract:
Disclosed herein is an adjustable head supporting apparatus. In the illustrated examples, a garment encases the adjustable head supporting apparatus. The apparatus may include a contoured head element, a contoured shoulder element, and at least one connecting member connectable to each of the head element and the shoulder element. The at least one connecting member may be configured to link the head element and the shoulder element such that the at least one connecting member facilitates displacing the head element and the shoulder element to adjust spacing between them and the at least one connecting member. Displacement of a first end of the head element and displacement of a first end of the shoulder element can be independent of displacement of a second end of the head element and a second end of the shoulder element. The head element and the shoulder element may be encased within a fabric garment.

Claim (Index 1):
An adjustable head supporting apparatus configured, in use, to be anchored against a user's neck, wherein the apparatus comprises:\n a contoured head element; a contoured shoulder element; and at least one connecting member connectable to each of the head element and the shoulder element; wherein the at least one connecting member is configured to link respective ends of the head element with respective ends of the shoulder element; and wherein the at least one connecting member facilitates displacing the head element and the shoulder element to adjust spacing between the head element and the shoulder element, wherein displacement of a first end of the head element relative to a first end of the shoulder element can be independent of displacement of a second end of the head element relative to a second end of the shoulder element; at least one fastening unit joins the connecting member, the head element and the shoulder element, wherein the fastening unit is operable to lock together the connecting member, the head element and the shoulder element thereby preventing displacement of the head and shoulder element; and wherein upon releasing the fastening unit displacement of the head and shoulder element is permitted, wherein the fastening unit comprises:\n an actuator, which facilitates manual release and manual displacement of the fastening unit relative to the connecting member, the head element and the shoulder element, and wherein displacement of the fastening unit causes displacement of corresponding ends of the head and shoulder element; and \n a retaining element configured to engage with the connecting member, thereby preventing displacement of the fastening unit until release of the retaining element from the connecting member; and wherein, in use, at least the head element and the shoulder element are encased within a fabric garment, wherein, in use, the fabric garment anchors the adjustable head supporting apparatus against a user's neck, wherein the fastening unit further comprises a resilient member operable to bias the fastening unit to a locked configuration, wherein upon applying a bias-overriding load to the fastening unit, via the actuator, the fastening unit is released and capable of displacing the head and shoulder element.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 40.0
- Percentile: 99.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.94444
- Patent Class: 5.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['15843890', '14405115', '14152426', '13311672', '13567195']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7805677596518235
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4882583533273985
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.751336819019381
- Mean Citation Score: 207.166514
- Max Citation Score: 222.61774
- Similarity Product: 165.66736983442544

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