PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16242356
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-01
Publication Date: 2019-05
Patent Classification: ["219", "061300"]

Abstract:
An apparatus ( 10 ) for joining a predetermined geometrical profile shape from a sheet material (SM) includes a positioning assembly ( 12 ) including a base member ( 14 ) and a frame ( 16 ) that is operable to receive the sheet material (SM), to configure the sheet material in a predetermined orientation and to linearly translate the sheet material along a process direction ( 20 ). A Z-bar ( 22 ) is configured to guide a first longitudinal edge (FE) and second longitudinal edge (SE) of the sheet material (SM) into adjacent alignment along the process direction ( 20 ). A welding and forging assembly ( 60 ) welds and then forges a seam between the first longitudinal edge (FE) and the second longitudinal edge (SE) of the associated sheet material (SM).

Claim (Index 16):
A guide member for an apparatus for welding a predetermined geometric profile shape from an associated sheet material comprising:\n a first channel opening towards a first direction and having a first surface adapted to receive a first longitudinal edge of the associated sheet material in abutting engagement therewith; and a second channel opening towards a second direction opposite the first direction and having a second surface adapted to receive a second longitudinal edge of the associated sheet material in abutting engagement therewith; wherein a position of at least one of the first or second surfaces is adjustable to change an amount of overlap of the first and second longitudinal edges of the associated sheet material.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 7.0
- Percentile: 99.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.27941
- Patent Class: 219.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14824101', '13717786', '13779310', '12286775', '11663898']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8003435423799763
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5250943190338787
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7728186200453665
- Mean Citation Score: 204.86562400000005
- Max Citation Score: 350.33496
- Similarity Product: 288.0783344809914

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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