PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15928166
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-12
Patent Classification: ["404", "094000"]

Abstract:
A rumble strip forming machine is provided which includes a transport, a lift device, a grinder, and a drive means that connect drive portions of the transport to the grinder to synchronize engagement of a cutting device with the pavement with forward movement of the transport. The grinder is configured to provide both rotation of a pavement cutter and up and down movement of the pavement cutter while portions of the grinder remain in contact with the pavement.

Claim (Index 1):
An apparatus for forming rumble strip grooves in a roadway comprising:\n a transport including an elongate frame, said elongate frame including at least one axle, said at least one axle secured transversely to said elongate frame, said axle having at least two wheels mounted on opposite ends of said axle for transport on a surface; a grinding head, said grinding head including a rotary cutting tool that is operable to cut grooves in said roadway in spaced apart relationship; a lift device operable to lift said rotary cutting tool of said grinding head to a first position above a top surface of said roadway and control a depth of cut to a second position below said top surface of said roadway; and a drive system for monitoring the rotation of at least one of said at least two wheels to cause said lift device to move between said rotary cutting tool between said first position and said second position for cutting of said rumble strips at a predetermined spacing.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 3.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.88636
- Patent Class: 404.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['10321776', '13308633', '14489737', '11907834', '11483262']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7147250032137383
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.482771299552137
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6915296328475782
- Mean Citation Score: 162.617278
- Max Citation Score: 217.99406
- Similarity Product: 166.90671766248462

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

Dataset: test