PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15760157
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["134", "007000"]

Abstract:
The methods for cleaning pipes with service connections includes vacuuming therethrough abrasive projectiles first in one direction, and thereafter, in an opposing direction, with additional cleaning achieved by opening of service connection valves during vacuuming. By opening service connection valves during vacuuming, debris and moisture are removed from within the service connections. Vacuuming direction reversal removes shadow deposit areas.

Claim (Index 11):
A method for cleaning an in situ pipe having two opposed open ends and defining an interior passage therethrough from pipe end to end, the method comprising:\n i) vacuuming abrasive particulate from the second pipe end through to the first pipe end in a unidirectional simultaneous full length gas stream from the second pipe end to the first pipe end; ii) ceasing vacuuming from the second pipe end through to the first pipe end; and iii) thereafter vacuuming the abrasive particulate from the first pipe end through to the second pipe end to create a unidirectional simultaneous full length gas stream from the first pipe end to the second pipe end, wherein the in situ pipe further has at least one valve-controlled service connection connected to the pipe between the pipe ends, the at least one valve-controlled service connection being in fluid communication with the pipe interior passage, the at least one valve-controlled service connection being controllable between an open and a closed position, and wherein the abrasive particulate is vacuumed from the first pipe end through to the second pipe end to clean shadow deposit encrustation areas adjacent the at least one valve-controlled service connection.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 5.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.46667
- Patent Class: 134.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12923201', '10763511', '10861994', '10715866', '12324160']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8136250751236659
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4605598686982904
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7783185544811283
- Mean Citation Score: 134.913884
- Max Citation Score: 139.19955
- Similarity Product: 105.03643603044748

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

Dataset: test