PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15881303
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["404", "075000"]

Abstract:
A walk-behind apparatus and method for cutting non-linear trenches in concrete includes a frame supported by fixed direction wheels at a front end on a fixed axis of rotation, and multi-directional wheels at a rear end to rotate on movable axes of rotation, to permit the frame to rotate about a vertical axis passing through the frame. A handle is engageable by a user walking behind the frame for pushing the apparatus forward and/or for steering. A cutting wheel has a diameter of 5-20 inches and a cutting portion having a width of 0.5-1.5 inches. The cutting rotates on an axis parallel to the fixed axis and which extends notionally through the fixed direction wheels. The cutting wheel is disposed within a protective shroud viewable by the user to permit the user to visually align and guide the cutting wheel along a non-linear path on the ground while steering.

Claim (Index 16):
The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the frame includes articulating members configured to alternately move the rear end portion away from the front end portion into an operational position, and toward the front end portion into a closed, storage position.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 26.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.0
- Patent Class: 404.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14500052', '11329617', '12401011', '13829170', '13743446']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7233201033179818
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4895398421281653
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6999420771990001
- Mean Citation Score: 166.930316
- Max Citation Score: 170.17467
- Similarity Product: 109.29264326758504

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

Dataset: test