PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16174990
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-10
Publication Date: 2019-05
Patent Classification: ["024", "13500R"]

Abstract:
A device and method for the end termination of a braided synthetic rope offering full efficiency of the spliced and unspliced, tensile strength of the subject synthetic rope, with a tapered solid compression thimble of unique surface topography allowing forces on the tapered solid compression thimble only in compression, seated inside an enclosing thimble socket with an internal tapered thimble seat free of sharp edges, with a screw-on cap at the top of the enclosing thimble socket with a fitting for attachment for connecting links and configurable for different rigging attachment styles, a contoured groove in the tapered solid compression thimble for receiving a braided synthetic rope wrapped around the solid compression thimble and spliced into itself. In addition, rounded edges at the bottom of the enclosing thimble socket help protect the braided synthetic rope from abrasion and cutting while in service. The device is intended to create a job-site qualified, safe and efficient manner to connect objects in the rigging and mooring industry such as other synthetic mooring lines, tow lines, anchor chains, and wire ropes.

Claim (Index 2):
A method for the termination of an end of a braided synthetic rope with a device for withstanding at least at 100% of the minimum tensile strength of the synthetic rope comprising the steps of:\n inserting the end of the braided synthetic rope through an enclosing thimble socket with a rope entry and exit end, a rope entry end opening with rounded edges at the rope entry end, a solid compression thimble entry end, an internal tapered thimble seat to receive a tapered solid compression thimble with a longitudinal exterior contoured groove for the synthetic rope and a rope entry and exit end, and internal female threads in the tapered solid compression thimble seat at the solid compression thimble entry end; drawing the end of the braided synthetic rope inserted through the rope entry end opening of the enclosing thimble socket in sufficient length to wrap the braided synthetic rope over and around the tapered solid compression thimble in the contoured groove from the rope entry and exit end over a top end with rounded surfaces and splice onto itself; splicing the braided synthetic rope onto itself after being wrapped over and around the tapered solid compression thimble in the contoured groove; pulling the spliced synthetic rope to draw and seat the tapered solid compression thimble in the enclosing thimble socket through the solid compression thimble opening at the solid compression thimble entry end; threading a screw-on cap with a fixed socket fitting, with external threads at the solid compression thimble entry end of the enclosing thimble socket, and; engaging a locking screw mechanism.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 3.0
- Percentile: 97.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.91919
- Patent Class: 24.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12459063', '13106540', '15543478', '15498987', '15338174']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7470060869732555
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4644791770063557
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7187533959765656
- Mean Citation Score: 224.490788
- Max Citation Score: 267.89896
- Similarity Product: 200.1621940375805

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

Dataset: test