PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15770929
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["384", "105000"]

Abstract:
A thrust foil bearing ( 20 ) includes a foil holder ( 21 ) and a plurality of foils ( 22 ). Each of the foils ( 22 ) includes: a top foil portion ( 22 a ); an extending portion ( 22 b ); and an underfoil portion ( 22 c ). The extending portion ( 22 b ) of the each of the foils ( 22 ) is arranged behind another of the foils ( 22 ) that is adjacent to the each of the foils ( 22 ) on the one circumferential side. The underfoil portion ( 22 c ) of the each of the foils ( 22 ) is arranged between the top foil portion ( 22 a ) of the another of the foils ( 22 ), which is adjacent to the each of the foils ( 22 ) on another circumferential side, and the end surface ( 21 a ) of the foil holder ( 21 ).

Claim (Index 1):
A thrust foil bearing, comprising:\n a foil holder; and a plurality of foils fixed to an end surface of the foil holder so as to be arrayed in a circumferential direction of the thrust foil bearing, the thrust foil bearing being configured to support the shaft, which is being relatively rotated in one circumferential direction, in thrust directions, each of the foils comprising:\n a top foil portion having a bearing surface; \n an extending portion formed on one circumferential side of the top foil portion; and \n an underfoil portion formed on another circumferential side of the top foil portion, \n the extending portion of the each of the foils being arranged behind another of the foils that is adjacent to the each of the foils on the one circumferential side, the underfoil portion of the each of the foils being arranged between the top foil portion of the another of the foils, which is adjacent to the each of the foils on another circumferential side, and the end surface of the foil holder.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 5.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 3.73913
- Patent Class: 384.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['15103002', '15772123', '15102038', '15770587', '14911784']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8099572377216796
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5241975824346384
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7813812721929756
- Mean Citation Score: 310.73141
- Max Citation Score: 360.8038
- Similarity Product: 330.7273398733854

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

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