PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15863829
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["294", "067300"]

Abstract:
A lifting device for precast concrete structures allows a crane to securely lift and transport a concrete structure for to a desired position. The lifting device includes a structural hub, a plurality of gripping mechanisms, and a hitch system. The structural hub radially distributes the plurality of gripping mechanisms about the flange, creating multiple contact points for dividing the vertical load. The plurality of gripping mechanisms laterally and vertically braces the flange, thereby centering the concrete structure to the structural hub. The hitch system allows tethers a crane to the structural hub which provides the primary vertical lifting force. Each of the plurality of gripping mechanisms includes a sleeve, an extension arm, a linear actuator, and a gripper. The linear actuator extends and retracts extension arm out of the sleeve. Finally, the gripper is designed to fasten the flange in a secure manner.

Claim (Index 6):
The lifting device for precast concrete structure as claimed in  claim 5  comprises:\n the footplate comprises a flange portion and an arcuate portion; \n the flange portion being terminally connected to the extension leg, offset from the extension arm; \n the arcuate portion being positioned adjacent to the flange portion; and \n the arcuate portion being oriented concave to the central axis of the structural hub.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 38.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.27143
- Patent Class: 294.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12508451', '14956648', '12841138', '14503600', '13967095']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6911118035984131
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4783999958766526
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.669840622826237
- Mean Citation Score: 106.786856
- Max Citation Score: 109.87381
- Similarity Product: 66.9797826946491

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

Dataset: test