PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15963928
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["269", "021000"]

Abstract:
A method for fabricating vacuum tooling is disclosed using porous granular media. A sheet of steel webbing is affixed to a frame. A plurality of layers of fiberglass is affixed to the webbing. A vacuum port is installed through the webbing and plurality of layers of fiberglass. A granular media is mixed with epoxy to form a granular mixture. The granular mixture is layered over the plurality of layers of fiberglass to form a flat surface and machined for uniformity before sealing.

Claim (Index 18):
A vacuum tool assembly for use in machining parts, the vacuum tool assembly comprising:\n a vacuum tool comprising:\n a tool frame defining a perimeter of the vacuum tool, the tool frame including a cavity; \n a first porous granular material positioned at least partially within the cavity and comprising:\n a binding material; and \n an abrasive granular material suspended in the binding material; \n \n a first vacuum port in fluid communication with the first porous granular material and configured to facilitate passage of a vacuum pressure through the first porous granular material; and \n a first physical seal surrounding at least a portion of the first porous granular material; and \n a vacuum tooling fixture connected to the vacuum tool, the vacuum tooling fixture comprising:\n a part holder comprising:\n a second porous granular material; and \n a second physical seal surrounding at least a portion of the second porous granular material; and \n \n a second vacuum port in fluid communication with the second porous granular material and configured to facilitate passage of a vacuum pressure through the second porous granular material, \n wherein the second porous granular material and the second physical seal are sized and shaped to mate with a part to be machined, wherein the second physical seal is configured to contact the part, and wherein contact between the second physical seal and the part forms a vacuum seal between the second physical seal and the part when vacuum pressure is passed through the second porous granular material.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 14.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.04651
- Patent Class: 269.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15913616', '14881925', '10653993', '11490104', '15129669']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7460851205625215
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5404511843622054
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7255217269424898
- Mean Citation Score: 265.328006
- Max Citation Score: 411.4598
- Similarity Product: 361.83564509871

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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