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 14):
The apparatus of  claim 2 , further comprising a splice duct, the splice duct having a first end and a second end that is axially spaced apart from the first end, the splice duct further comprising an internal surface that faces a central axis of the splice duct that extends between the first and second ends, the internal surface comprising a third coupling portion and a fourth coupling portion, wherein the third coupling portion is adjacent the first end of the splice duct and engages the first coupling portion of the first duct, and the fourth coupling portion is adjacent the second end of the splice duct and engages the second coupling portion of the duct coupler, wherein the first duct and the duct coupler are coupled via the splice duct and the second end of the splice duct is closer to the facing surface of the first concrete structural element than the first end of the splice duct.

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): 0.8120521923045075
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4897724819889354
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7798242212729503
- Mean Citation Score: 211.414762
- Max Citation Score: 214.3993
- Similarity Product: 146.81807819688916

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

Dataset: test