PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15960940
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["408", "027000"]

Abstract:
A cutting tool comprises a tool body having a first end and a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end. The first end comprises two or more cutting portions, with each of the cutting portions comprising a cutting edge and a flank surface. Each cutting edge extends radially outwardly from a centre region of the first end to a perimetral edge of the first end, with the cutting edge being angled relative to the longitudinal axis. Each flank surface extends circumferentially from the cutting edge. Each of at least two of the two or more flank surfaces comprises an abrasive portion extending over at least a part of the respective flank surface and each abrasive portion comprises a plurality of abrasive features.

Claim (Index 11):
A method of forming a cutting tool, the method comprising the steps of:\n providing a tool body having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending from the first end to the second end; forming two or more cutting portions at the first end, each cutting portion comprising a cutting edge and a flank surface, each cutting edge extending radially outwardly from a centre region of the first end to a perimetral edge of the first end, the cutting edge being angled relative to the longitudinal axis, and each flank surface extending circumferentially from the cutting edge; characterised in that the method comprises the further step of:\n forming an abrasive portion over at least a part of each of at least two of the two or more of the flank surfaces, with each abrasive portion comprising a plurality of abrasive features.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 7.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.55556
- Patent Class: 408.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['15013074', '11564112', '14762095', '10354783', '12907397']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7177521852488973
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4675962472563865
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6927365914496463
- Mean Citation Score: 181.910646
- Max Citation Score: 187.16063
- Similarity Product: 141.45497947696688

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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