PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15973224
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2019-11
Patent Classification: ["052", "689000"]

Abstract:
A clipping apparatus for holding rebar is disclosed. The clipping apparatus includes having a first base portion and a second base portion. Extensions and clips are positioned in the base portions to hold one or more rebar rods or wires in a stable orientation. Platforms are positioned to give a user a plane upon which to apply an engaging force to clip the rebar into the clipping apparatus. A chair arrangement is positioned to provide spacing between adjacent planes of rebar. A fluid-stop section is positioned about the first base portion and the second base portion. The fluid-stop section also includes a raised rim. Together with the base, platforms, and chair, the fluid-stop section to help prevent flow of liquid through the clipping apparatus.

Claim (Index 16):
A clipping apparatus for holding rebar, including:\n a base, said base including a first base portion having a first end and a second end and a second base portion having a third end and a fourth end; a first extension positioned on said first end and a second extension positioned on said second end, each of said extensions defining a notch; a first clip positioned on said third end and a second clip positioned on said fourth end; a chair positioned on said base; and a fluid-stop section connecting said first base portion and said second base portion and comprising an outside edge, and extending from said first base portion, said second base portion, and an intersection of said first base portion and said second base portion; wherein said outside edge of said fluid-stop section extends to at least one of said first end, said second end, said third end, and said fourth end.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 8.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.95652
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14363298', '14821193', '15961247', '13568202', '11945963']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8001917024143137
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4732164503077359
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.767494177203656
- Mean Citation Score: 152.71749599999995
- Max Citation Score: 170.15392
- Similarity Product: 122.599731724205

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

Dataset: test