PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15894339
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-06
Patent Classification: ["052", "223130"]

Abstract:
A sheathing retention capsule may include an outer body, the outer body having a tapered inner surface defining a forcing surface. The sheathing retention capsule may also include one or more holding wedges. At least one of the one or more holding wedges may have a tapered outer surface abutting the inner surface of the outer body. At least one of the one or more holding wedges may have an inner wall.

Claim (Index 1):
A method of coupling a tension member to an anchor to form a post-tensioning tendon comprising:\n a) providing a tension member comprising a strand and a sheath, the sheath positioned about the strand; b) providing an anchor, the anchor including:\n a sheathing retention capsule having a tapered inner surface defining a forcing surface; and \n one or more holding wedges, at least one of the one or more holding wedges having an inner wall and a tapered outer surface, the tapered outer surface abutting the forcing surface; \n c) removing a portion of the sheath from a first end of the tension member; d) inserting the first end of the tension member into the anchor; e) inserting the sheath into the one or more holding wedges, f) forming a press-fit between the sheath and the inner wall of the one or more holding wedges; and g) coupling the strand to the anchor.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 26.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.40625
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15226528', '15226594', '15730178', '15225907', '15648127']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8393926425117931
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.570550366295329
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8125084148901468
- Mean Citation Score: 352.638448
- Max Citation Score: 474.33093
- Similarity Product: 417.5135054158116

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