PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16238662
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-01
Publication Date: 2019-07
Patent Classification: ["604", "535000"]

Abstract:
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system comprising a shell that comprises an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion is coupled to the lower portion via a hinge. The upper portion defines a first upper slot and a second upper slot. The lower portion defines a first lower slot and a second lower slot. The upper portion comprises a clasp. The lower portion defines a clasp receptacle.

Claim (Index 11):
A method comprising:\n causing two tubing segments to be coupled via a device, the tubing segments used on one of a catheter hub, dialysis line, or blood line connection, the device comprising:\n a shell that comprises an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion coupled to the lower portion via a hinge, the upper portion defining a first upper slot and a second upper slot, the lower portion defining a first lower slot and a second lower slot, the upper portion comprising a clasp, the lower portion defining a clasp receptacle, wherein when the upper portion is closably coupled to the lower portion: \n the clasp is engaged with the clasp receptacle; \n the first upper slot and the first lower slot define a first tubing aperture; and \n the second upper slot and the second lower slot define a second tubing aperture, the second tubing aperture comprising a nipple, the nipple comprising a cylindrical section and a tapered section, the cylindrical section constructed to substantially surround a tubing fitting, the tapered section constructed to substantially surround and grip a section of tubing.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 7.0
- Percentile: 99.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.53333
- Patent Class: 604.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15577923', '14950502', '14103525', '15143980', '14711010']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7348594488898841
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4628714396626096
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7076606479671567
- Mean Citation Score: 103.299317
- Max Citation Score: 112.40803
- Similarity Product: 75.60852546880128

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

Dataset: test