PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15921535
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["441", "079000"]

Abstract:
A fin for use on a surfboard, the fin comprising: a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a base, the base comprising at least one mount for mounting the fin onto a surfboard; a first and a second outer fin surface which meet along the leading edge and the trailing edge and abut the base; and a first ridge protruding laterally from the first outer fin surface, and/or a second ridge protruding laterally from the second outer fin surface; wherein the shape and configuration of the fin creates an area of lower water pressure around and in front of the fin, as well as disrupting and/or reducing the size of trailing vortices, resulting in additional forward thrust for the board on which the fin is mounted.

Claim (Index 17):
A fin according to  claim 1 , wherein the fin is an adjustable fin comprising:\n a base comprising:\n a mount for attaching the fin to a surfboard; and \n an insert member extending in a direction contrary to the mount; \n a fin section comprising:\n two outer fin surfaces which meet at a leading edge and a trailing edge comprising the first and the second outer fin surfaces; \n an underside surface comprising an opening to an internal cavity within the fin section, the internal cavity within the fin section configured to house the insert member of the base and enable slidable movement of the insert member in a direction towards the leading edge or the trailing edge; and \n a lock that is manipulable, wherein the lock can releasably couple to the insert member at one of two or more locking positions thereby preventing slidable movement of the insert member; \n wherein the fin section is configured to adjust relative to the base by manipulating the lock to uncouple the lock from the insert member at a first locking position, slidably moving the insert member through the internal cavity, and releasably coupling the lock to the insert member at a second locking position.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 22.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.19048
- Patent Class: 441.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15760215', '15110392', '15150136', '15215872', '11764027']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6876649338588582
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5095111554578267
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6698495560187551
- Mean Citation Score: 269.84969599999994
- Max Citation Score: 331.28763
- Similarity Product: 321.33147588023905

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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