PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16035988
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-07
Publication Date: 2019-12
Patent Classification: ["052", "677000"]

Abstract:
A rebar positioner for being placed within an open core of a masonry block having an open core and an adjacent closed core separated by a web, and including a wire defining first and second laterally spaced-apart support elements adapted to extend over and be supported by the web of the block. Respective end portions of the first and second support elements are adapted for extending into the enclosed core of the block. A rebar positioning segment defines at least two rings adapted for being positioned in laterally spaced-part relation within the open core of the block and surrounding first and second sections of vertically extending rebar positioned in the open core. The wire forming the positioner is bent such that the end portions of the first and second support elements are adapted for extending into the closed core at a level below an upper surface of the block and the at least one ring is adapted for extending into the open core at a level below the upper surface of the block.

Claim (Index 13):
A rebar positioner for being placed within an open core of a masonry block having an open core and an adjacent closed core separated by a web, comprising:\n (a) a wire defining first and second laterally spaced-apart support elements adapted to extend over and be supported by the web separating the open core and the closed core of the block; (b) respective end portions of the first and second support elements adapted for extending into the closed core of the block; and (c) a third support element having:\n i. respective laterally spaced-apart parallel first portions having a side-by-side relationship and adapted to extend from the first and second support elements downward into the open core, \n ii. respective second portions adapted to extend inward into the open core from the first portions, and \n iii. respective converging third portions defined by the second portions and including first and second integrally formed rings adapted for being positioned within the open core of the block adjacent a first side wall of the block and third and fourth integrally formed rings adapted for being positioned within the open core of the block adjacent a second side wall of the block opposing the first side wall and surrounding respective first and second sections of vertically extending rebar positioned in the open core.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 7.0
- Percentile: 95.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.47222
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15993655', '12843447', '13153970', '11520327', '11933423']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8174311126953065
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5751662352448961
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7932046249502656
- Mean Citation Score: 273.123688
- Max Citation Score: 480.17062
- Similarity Product: 427.4856166771364

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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