PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16008607
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-06
Publication Date: 2018-12
Patent Classification: ["441", "074000"]

Abstract:
A saddle for an aquatic board is disclosed. The saddle is equipped with a strap or straps and/or edge wise clamps, or other suitably firm fastener, to engage and maintain position on the aquatic board positioned beneath the saddle. A user can then stand on the board and squeeze the saddle between their knees and ankles and maintain an enhanced balance on the board or, if fatigued, can sit or kneel alongside or on the saddle and paddle/ride from a seated or kneeling position. The saddle may be inflatable or solid and may include an inner void for storage for personal effects or equipment. The saddle may further include a speaker, cup holder, handles, or other optional features.

Claim (Index 11):
A method of riding an aquatic board, comprising:\n mounting a saddle, including a seat and base portion, to an upper surface of board using a strap attached to said base portion; placing said board onto a water surface; alighting onto said board and placing respective feet of a user on either side of and adjacent said saddle; retaining balance of said user via squeezing said feet on and against either side of said saddle on said board; and, riding on said water surface using said board.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 7.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.80556
- Patent Class: 441.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15819934', '15659438', '11218487', '15958874', '10735091']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.577664950621467
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4886132121725172
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.5687597767765721
- Mean Citation Score: 109.3037208
- Max Citation Score: 117.64407
- Similarity Product: 70.74026295439123

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