PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15997684
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-06
Publication Date: 2018-12
Patent Classification: ["036", "069000"]

Abstract:
Embodiments are described for a semi-rigid apparatus for use in conjunction with the sole and upper of a shoe or sandal. The apparatus involves a heel stabilizer shank enclosing a portion of the heel, with a shank extension from the medial side, a lightweight support structure running along the bottom of the foot between the outsole and insole stiffening the heel and midfoot. Both elements are made from a single piece of material that can be injection molded, 3D printed, or the like. The purpose of this apparatus is to provide all day comfort, protect the heel from lateral shifting, and stiffen the heel and midfoot for less strain on the foot.

Claim (Index 9):
A shoe having a support apparatus comprising:\n a. an upper; b. a sole having an insole and an outsole extending the length of the shoe, the sole attached to the upper; c. a support apparatus comprising:\n i. a heel counter extending vertically along the heel of a user; \n ii. a shank integrally molded to the heel counter, wherein the shank is substantially perpendicular to the heel counter; and \n iii. a shank extension integrally molded via a mating portion to the shank, wherein the shank extension to the distal end of the user's foot, \n wherein the support apparatus is disposed between the upper and the sole, wherein the support apparatus is configured prevent over-supination and over-pronation of the foot.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.67123
- Patent Class: 36.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12988646', '15068781', '11627917', '15268388', '13564587']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6818588527335778
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4595307924789389
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.659626046708114
- Mean Citation Score: 245.891822
- Max Citation Score: 258.5513
- Similarity Product: 206.40320518437625

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

Dataset: test