PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16205191
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-11
Publication Date: 2019-05
Patent Classification: ["042", "071010"]

Abstract:
Implementations of a handguard system for firearms is provided. The handguard system is configured for use with a rifle (e.g., an AK-type rifle) and to support rail mounted firearm accessories. In some implementations, the handguard system comprises a rear sight block configured to fit about the barrel of a rifle and a handguard that can be removably secured to the rear sight block without making contact with the barrel (i.e. the handguard system is free-floating). In other implementations, the handguard system comprises a rear sight block and a handguard that can be removably secured together and thereby form a clamp that secures the handguard system to the barrel of a rifle. The handguard may be configured so that modular sections of MIL-STD-1913 mounting rail can be attached to various locations on the handguard as needed to provide a mounting structure for MIL-STD-1913 rail mounted firearm accessories.

Claim (Index 9):
The handguard system of  claim 8 , wherein the handguard comprises a handguard chassis that can be secured to the bottom portion of the rear sight block, a heat shield positioned within the lower handguard section that is configured to act as a thermal break, and a protective outer cover for the handguard chassis.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 27.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.30435
- Patent Class: 42.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15147000', '15594522', '12214930', '14975832', '15904132']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8122506529894286
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5270919521892244
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7837347829094082
- Mean Citation Score: 320.974258
- Max Citation Score: 345.79425
- Similarity Product: 174.65132239589093

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

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