PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16200981
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-11
Publication Date: 2019-03
Patent Classification: ["052", "677000"]

Abstract:
A system for centering a reinforcing member within a drilled shaft/bore hole includes a first cage member and a second cage member. The first cage member is operable to surround a first half of the reinforcing member. The second cage member is operable to surround a second half of the reinforcing member. The second cage member is operably connected to the first cage member, and the first and second cage members have identical shapes.

Claim (Index 18):
A centralizing cage system for use in centering a reinforcing member along a center axis within a drilled shaft/bore hole, the centralizing cage system comprising first and second substantially identical centralizing members;\n wherein the first centralizing member is a single integral member; wherein the second centralizing member is a single integral member; wherein the first centralizing member has first neck portion at a first end and a second neck portion at an opposing second end; wherein the second centralizing member has first neck portion at a first end and a second neck portion at an opposing second end; wherein the first centralizing member comprises a plurality of arm portions extending between a first collar portion and a second collar portion, the arm portions being curved in a direction away from the center axis, the first neck portion extending from the first collar portion and the second neck portion extending from the second collar portion; wherein the second centralizing member comprises a plurality of arm portions extending between a first collar portion and a second collar portion, the arm portions being curved in a direction away from the center axis, the first neck portion extending from the first collar portion and the second neck portion extending from the second collar portion; wherein the first centralizing member has a first protrusion near the first end and a second protrusion near the second end, the first and second protrusions extending inwardly toward the center axis; wherein the second centralizing member has a first protrusion near the first end and a second protrusion near the second end, the first and second protrusions extending inwardly toward the center axis; wherein the first collar portion of the first centralizing member includes a first elongated tab and a first slot and wherein the second collar portion of the first centralizing member includes a second elongated tab and a second slot; wherein the first elongated tab and the second elongated tab of the first collar portion each include a plurality of teeth; wherein the first collar portion of the second centralizing member includes a first elongated tab and a first slot and wherein the second collar portion of the second centralizing member includes a second elongated tab and a second slot; wherein the first elongated tab and the second elongated tab of the second collar portion each include a plurality of teeth; wherein the first elongated tab of the first centralizing member is configured to join with the second slot of the second centralizing member; wherein the first slot of the first centralizing member is configured to receive the second elongated tab of the second centralizing member; wherein the second elongated tab of the first centralizing member is configured to join with the first slot of the second centralizing member; wherein the second slot of the first centralizing member is configured to receive the first elongated tab of the second centralizing member; and wherein the first and second centralizing members can be attached to adjustable diameters by varying the amount the elongated tabs are received within the slots.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.46875
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15458775', '15807316', '15614951', '14442871', '14601732']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7925115555959008
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.591609539462283
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7724213539825391
- Mean Citation Score: 245.343232
- Max Citation Score: 522.0344
- Similarity Product: 457.7626707842827

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

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