PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15892082
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["401", "214000"]

Abstract:
The invention relates to the application of topical fluids to the skin of humans. In various embodiments, a topical fluid application ball is pressure loaded to prevent leakage. In various embodiments, a mechanism gives way to pressure to allow application of topical fluid. For example, the topical fluid can be a viscous oil, medication, fragrance, cosmetic, or other topical fluid. The improvements in functionality, simplicity, and use allow for a more simple, reliable and versatile applicator for easier application of topical fluids. A retractable and refillable topical fluid applicator device allows for a topical fluid applicator to be repositionable from a first retracted position to a second protracted position. Improved applicator heads are disclosed which include a biasing member urging a rotatable applicator ball into a sealed position in connection with a sealing surface disposed around an inner periphery of the applicator head.

Claim (Index 20):
A method of manufacturing a topical fluid applicator head, comprising\n providing a barrel including:\n an interior surface and an outer surface; \n a support appendage extending around a periphery of the cylindrical interior surface; \n providing an applicator ball disposed within the barrel and supported by the annular support appendage of the barrel; providing a sealing surface including:\n an inner surface corresponding to the outer surface of the barrel; and \n an annular lip extending over a top surface of the ball thereby creating providing a seal against the applicator ball and exposing a portion of the applicator ball for application of the topical fluid; and \n selecting and providing a biasing member, the biasing member urging the applicator ball against the sealing surface, the biasing member being selected to have an elastic property to provide a sufficient pressure against the ball so as to create a seal between an exterior of the application ball and the sealing surface, wherein the biasing member is further selected so as to allow the applicator ball to disengage the sealing surface when pressed against human skin.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 12.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.86047
- Patent Class: 401.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13954773', '15090481', '13068261', '14629796', '13425072']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6750046428358423
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.459197739206874
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6534239524729455
- Mean Citation Score: 201.343116
- Max Citation Score: 214.70712000000003
- Similarity Product: 169.1366355971432

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

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