PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15955496
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2019-10
Patent Classification: ["166", "241100"]

Abstract:
A guide for sucker rods comprises a cylindrical shape including an orifice for the sucker rod and four protrusions extending outwardly therefrom. The guide utilizes a symmetrical two-piece design wherein each piece comprises a semi-cylindrical shape, with one full protrusion extending the length of the guide and two half protrusions extending half the length of the guide and also beyond the semi-cylindrical profile. These two pieces are attached to each other by means of an interference fit between two pairs of interlock surfaces, one pair of which is located on the inner surface of the portion of the half-protrusions extending beyond the semi-cylindrical profile, and the other pair of which is located on the outer surface of the guide on the opposite side from the two half protrusions. Epoxy is injected into grooves along the internal surface of the cylindrical shape by means of ports extending through the rod guide.

Claim (Index 6):
A guide for sucker rods comprising two pieces disposed about a longitudinal axis and\n defining an orifice therethrough, each of the two pieces comprising:\n a semi-cylindrical profile having a first end and a second end; \n an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface comprising at least one internal groove; \n a first protrusion extending from the outer surface and along the longitudinal axis of the semi-cylindrical piece, wherein the first protrusion terminates at the first end and the second end; \n a second and third protrusion extending from the outer surface and along the longitudinal axis, wherein the second and third protrusions each terminate at the first end and halfway between the first end and the second end, and wherein a portion of the second and third protrusions extends circumferentially beyond the semi-cylindrical profile; \n a first pair of interlock surfaces, wherein the first pair of interlock surfaces is located on either side of the first protrusion, near the second end of the piece; and \n a second pair of interlock surfaces, wherein the second pair of interlocking surfaces is located on the portion of the second and third protrusions extending beyond the semi-cylindrical profile; \n wherein the first pair of interlock surfaces of one of the two pieces forms an interference fit with the second pair of interlock surfaces of the other of the two pieces, wherein the second pair of interlock surfaces of one of the two pieces forms an interference fit with the first pair of interlock surfaces of the other of the two pieces, and wherein adhesive applied to the at least one internal groove secures the pieces to the rod.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 9.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.03896
- Patent Class: 166.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13964942', '14681818', '11977962', '12113429', '12565919']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7642359758847808
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4440110889755676
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7322134871938595
- Mean Citation Score: 135.37751
- Max Citation Score: 139.48817
- Similarity Product: 110.54653906265972

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

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