PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15767636
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["414", "022550"]

Abstract:
An apparatus for handling pipes (A) for supplying pipes (A) to snubbing units, comprising a footing ( 2 ), located on the surface (C) of the pipe yard (A), and a supporting structure ( 3 ), which is pivoted to the footing ( 2 ). The supporting structure ( 3 ) defines a conveyance line ( 4 ) for at least one pipe (A). Respective means ( 5 ) for grip and conveyance of at least one pipe (A) are arranged at the lateral portions of the structure ( 3 ) in order to transfer the pipe from the surface (C) of the pipe yard (A) to the conveyance line ( 4 ). The supporting structure ( 3 ) comprises:—a guiding frame ( 6 ), which is pivoted to the footing ( 2 );—a slider ( 7 ), which can slide along the guiding frame ( 6 ) and is interposed substantially between the guiding frame ( 6 ) and the footing ( 2 ), the slider ( 7 ) defining, on the face ( 7 b ) directed toward the footing ( 2 ), said conveyance line ( 4 ) for at least one pipe (A) and comprising elements ( 8 ) for gripping and retaining said pipe (A);—a first actuator ( 9 ), which is interposed between the footing ( 2 ) and the guiding frame ( 6 ) and is preset to rotate the guiding frame ( 6 ) with respect to its axis for pivoting to the footing ( 2 ), the guiding frame ( 6 ) being movable, by way of the action of the first actuator ( 9 ), from a configuration for picking up the pipes (A) from the surface (C) of the pipe yard (A), in which the slider ( 7 ) is juxtaposed and parallel to the footing ( 2 ) and is surmounted by the guiding frame ( 6 ), to a pipe (A) delivery configuration, in which the guiding frame ( 6 ) forms an angle with the footing ( 2 ) that substantially corresponds to 90°±10°;—a second actuator ( 10 ), which is interposed between the slider ( 7 ) and the guiding frame ( 6 ), being preset for the translation of the slider ( 7 ) with respect to the guiding frame ( 6 ), with consequent elongation of the supporting structure ( 3 ) up to a length that is close to the sum of the lengths of the guiding frame ( 6 ) and of the slider ( 7 ).

Claim (Index 14):
The apparatus according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises at least one hydraulic circuit that is constituted by at least one tank of the working fluid, at least one pump for the conveyance of said fluid and a plurality of ducts for the interconnection of said pump to the respective user devices such as the at least one first actuator ( 9 ), said second actuator ( 10 ), said third actuator ( 14 ) and said pusher ( 18 ).

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 31.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 4.21739
- Patent Class: 414.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['11514179', '12443637', '14235930', '11677561', '11017822']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.839384737540371
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4744959606136642
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8028958598477004
- Mean Citation Score: 136.83623400000002
- Max Citation Score: 144.71065
- Similarity Product: 95.27946705855128

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

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