PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16007845
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-06
Publication Date: 2018-12
Patent Classification: ["052", "705000"]

Abstract:
Various implementations include methods and apparatuses for connecting concrete structural elements, such as pre-cast concrete structural elements. In one implementation, an apparatus includes a first concrete structural element into which a first duct is pre-cast, a second concrete structural element into which a second duct is pre-cast, and a duct coupler that couples the first duct in fluid communication with the second duct and prevents adhesive from flowing into the first or second duct when the first and second concrete structural elements are coupled together. In another implementation, a method of forming a concrete structural element includes disposing at least a portion of a duct within a form for receiving poured concrete, disposing a duct holder through an opening in the form and coupling the duct holder with the duct to hold the duct in position within the form during pouring, and removing the duct holder after the concrete hardens.

Claim (Index 3):
The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the duct coupler further comprises a head portion comprising an annular ring having first and second annular surfaces, the first and second annular surfaces being axially spaced apart along a central axis of the annular ring, wherein the first annular surface of the head portion is coupled to the second end of the engagement portion, the second annular surface of the head portion is coupled to the first surface of the second concrete structural element, an outer diameter of the annular ring is greater than an outer diameter of the second end of the engagement portion, and the central axis of the head portion is coaxial with the central axis of the channel of the engagement portion and central axes of the first and second ducts.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.25352
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15273042', '14548752', '12372621', '11861166', '12051775']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8140087069620977
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4766147121086827
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7802693074767563
- Mean Citation Score: 211.414762
- Max Citation Score: 214.3993
- Similarity Product: 169.89838900295496

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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