PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16134332
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-09
Publication Date: 2019-01
Patent Classification: ["428", "114000"]

Abstract:
A device and method for reinforcing, baffling or sealing a vehicle structure, comprising the steps of providing a flexible carrier and plurality of parallel strips located on opposing surfaces of the carrier.

Claim (Index 1):
A device comprising: a carrier having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface; wherein the carrier has a substantially uniform thickness; and wherein the carrier is comprised of a flexible material so that when the carrier is held at an end of the carrier, the carrier bends under it's own weight and to a position of at least about 45\u00b0 relative to a plane in which the carrier lies;\n a plurality of parallel strips of a thermally activatable material on the first surface of the carrier; \n wherein the plurality of parallel strips are aligned to define portions of the carrier that are free of any activatable material; and \n wherein the device is a reinforcement member.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 13.0
- Percentile: 97.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.25
- Patent Class: 428.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15165344', '13804840', '15460794', '13298901', '10712069']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.902124244501994
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4889404090182156
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8608058609536162
- Mean Citation Score: 191.726846
- Max Citation Score: 257.2622
- Similarity Product: 210.97349499050367

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

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