PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16449908
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-06
Publication Date: 2019-10
Patent Classification: ["244", "118500"]

Abstract:
A tension-only member for a truss structure and a method of operating a vehicle with tension-only members is provided. Tension-only members readily deform when a compressive load is applied. The tension-only members may be a leaf spring, a strap, a cable, or a rope between two connector ends. The tension-only members are placed diagonally in a truss such that the tension-only members support a load applied in one direction but deflect when a load is applied in an opposite direction. A truss structure with such tension-only members can be flexible to enable a vehicle frame to which it is attached to flex.

Claim (Index 1):
A method of operating a vehicle, comprising:\n positioning a truss support structure in a vehicle, wherein the truss support structure comprises:\n an upper support rail; \n a lower support rail; \n at least two vertical tie rods connecting the upper support rail and the lower support rail; \n a diagonal tie rod, wherein a first end of the diagonal tie rod is connected to the lower support rail proximal to the connection of a first vertical tie rod of the at least two vertical tie rods with the lower support rail, and wherein a second end of the diagonal tie rod extends away from the first vertical tie rod and is connected to the upper support rail; and \n a tension-only member, including:\n a first connector end; \n a second connector end; and \n a tension-only connector arranged between the first and second connector ends, wherein the tension-only member is arranged between the first vertical tie rod and a second vertical tie rod of the at least two vertical tie rods, wherein the first connector end of the tension-only member is connected to the lower support rail proximal to the connection of the second vertical tie rod with the lower support rail, and wherein the second connector end of the tension-only member extends away from the second vertical tie rod and is connected to the upper support rail between to the connection of the first and second vertical tie rods with the upper support rail; and \n \n operating the vehicle.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 10.0
- Percentile: 100.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.80328
- Patent Class: 244.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15096988', '10249033', '13004117', '13050879', '14003649']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8111745200624058
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5306159897749588
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7831186670336611
- Mean Citation Score: 212.85042600000003
- Max Citation Score: 370.05597
- Similarity Product: 277.55710863948224

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 0
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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