PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15975717
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-12
Patent Classification: ["473", "062000"]

Abstract:
A device and method for restricting or enhancing wrist rotation uses an armband with an outer surface with loop or hook fasteners. An elongated flexible non-stretchable device wraps outwardly around the forearm when in use to prevent over-rotation of the wrist or wraps inwardly around the forearm when in use to prevent under-rotation of the wrist. The elongated device has an upper end portion, a lower end portion, and an inner surface with hook or loop fasteners. The elongated device can be removably and adjustably attached to the armband, and has a first connecting device affixed to the lower end portion. A gauntlet has a second connecting device affixed at the dorsal side of the thumb that is compatible with the first connecting device. The gauntlet may be constructed from material stretchable in a transverse direction of the hand but not stretchable in a longitudinal direction of the hand.

Claim (Index 16):
The method of  claim 15 , further comprising the steps of:\n forming a thumb hole using the palm covering, the backhand covering, and the thumb gusset, and encompassing therewith the thumb metacarpal from the thumb carpometacarpal joint to and at least partially including the thumb metacarpophalangeal joint; forming a first finger hole using the palm covering and the backhand covering, and encompassing therewith the first finger metacarpal from the first finger carpometacarpal joint to and completely encompassing the first finger metacarpophalangeal joint; and forming a common second through fourth finger-hole using the palm covering, the backhand covering, and the expandable side panel, and progressively exposing therewith the second through fourth finger metacarpophalangeal joints.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 26.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.10667
- Patent Class: 473.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12629855', '14397329', '13569816', '11243311', '14628929']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7027949134293949
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5152155201921665
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6840369741056722
- Mean Citation Score: 286.45586999999995
- Max Citation Score: 294.0009
- Similarity Product: 162.48060636445285

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

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