PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15874923
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2019-07
Patent Classification: ["135", "098000"]

Abstract:
A modular umbrella includes a fixed hub device mounted on a top end of a post and a runner device slideably mounted to the post. The fixed hub device is detachably coupled with four, six, or eight rib seats for coupling with a corresponding number of ribs. A corresponding number of stretchers is detachably mounted between the ribs and the rib seats. Thus, the modular umbrella can be assembled to include four, six, or eight ribs and can be arranged to support a square or rectangular canopy.

Claim (Index 7):
The modular umbrella as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising:\n a plurality of connecting members, wherein each of the plurality of connecting members includes a first engaging portion, a second engaging portion, and an intermediate portion between the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion, wherein the first engaging portion of each of the plurality of connecting members receives a respective one of the plurality of ribs, and wherein the second engaging portion of each of the plurality of connecting members is pivotably connected to the first pivotal end of a respective one of the plurality of stretchers; a plurality of first engaging screws, wherein each of the plurality of engaging screws is detachably coupled to the first engaging portion of a respective one of the plurality of connecting members and fixes a respective one of the plurality of ribs to the first engaging portion; and a plurality of second engaging screws, wherein each of the plurality of second engaging screws is detachably coupled to the second engaging portion of a respective one of the plurality of connecting members and pivotably connects the first pivotal end of a respective one of the plurality of stretchers to the second engaging portion.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 11.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.95918
- Patent Class: 135.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15156499', '13473670', '13733175', '13660024', '13967450']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7184711222516013
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5158071967628873
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6982047297027298
- Mean Citation Score: 311.464314
- Max Citation Score: 336.1691
- Similarity Product: 247.76047000288963

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

Dataset: test