PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15909711
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["433", "017000"]

Abstract:
An accessory allows for straight archwires to be converted to looped archwires. The accessory has an archwire receiving channel which is defined between a first elongated coupling member and a second elongated coupling member. The archwire receiving channel is used for crimping the accessory to an existing archwire. An elastically deformable bridge, connected between the first elongated coupling member and the second elongated coupling member, imparts retraction or protraction once activated. The elastically deformable bridge is formed from one or more segments. Curved segments and linear segments are possible, which can be combined to form various shapes, for example omega loops and mushroom shapes. The first coupling member and the second coupling member have an angled lower portion and upper portion to facilitate engagement with existing archwires. Anchoring notches can also be used in conjunction with elastic bands for enhanced orthodontic corrections.

Claim (Index 4):
The crimpable retraction loop as claimed in  claim 2  comprises:\n the at least one curved segment comprises a primary arc segment, a first connecting arc segment, and a second connecting arc segment; \n the primary arc segment comprises a first end and a second end; \n the first connecting arc segment being connected between the first end of the primary arc segment and the first free end of the elastically deformable bridge; and \n the second connecting arc segment being connected between the second end of the primary arc segment and the second free end of the elastically deformable bridge.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 13.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.94937
- Patent Class: 433.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12144728', '14221072', '10171353', '14803373', '13800788']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.674485610190567
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4580825780994201
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6528453069814523
- Mean Citation Score: 146.73266599999997
- Max Citation Score: 149.52322
- Similarity Product: 113.05362416958094

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