PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16095305
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-10
Publication Date: 2019-05
Patent Classification: ["294", "102100"]

Abstract:
Pipe handling apparatus with an insert ( 4 ) configured to be inserted into a pipe to be handled ( 23 ). One or more clamping members ( 19 ) are moveably mounted relative to the insert. One or more actuators ( 17 ) are operable to urge the clamping members ( 19 ) towards the insert ( 4 ) thereby to grip the wall of the pipe to be handled ( 23 ). The insert ( 4 ) may be cylindrical. Multiple clamping members ( 19 ) may be spaced around the insert ( 4 ). The clamping members ( 19 ) may extend axially along the insert ( 4 ). The apparatus is suitable for handling flexible pipes ( 23 ) formed from multiple layers of helically wound metal strands.

Claim (Index 10):
Pipe handling apparatus as claimed in  claim 1  wherein one, more or each clamping member has a wedge-shaped profile.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 4.0
- Percentile: 97.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.27869
- Patent Class: 294.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['10836978', '12452254', '13028540', '13001301', '13588219']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7296516501770669
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4743412541249406
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7041206105718543
- Mean Citation Score: 133.189142
- Max Citation Score: 140.06819
- Similarity Product: 92.65383547445774

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