Would you like to know if a competitor’s patent is blocking your product—or find a way to work around it? Independent claims describe a technical system precisely and completely – every component mentioned and every functional relationship is legally relevant. This makes them an ideal foundation for TRIZ functional modeling. At the same time, it is often not easy to understand what a patent actually protects: The legal language in patent claims is complex, and manually analyzing all components and their interrelationships requires time and expertise.
No prior knowledge of TRIZ or patent analysis methods are required to use this tool. Simply enter a single patent claim, and the AI will automatically extract all technical components, illustrate their relationships, and generate a clear diagram of the patent’s structure. This visual overview serves as a useful starting point for freedom-to-operate (FTO) analysis.
For those who work with TRIZ, the functional model serves as the basis for a systematic trimming analysis – a structured method for redesigning a product so that it no longer falls within the scope of a patent claim.
Sessions can be saved as JSON files and reloaded later, allowing you to pick up where you left off.
Tip: This tool works best with clear, well-structured, independent claims. If a claim is very long or contains several nested subclaims, break it down and analyze the main claim first.
The tool processes patent claims in English and German, runs entirely in the browser, and is free to use. You can find the Patent Claim Visualizer on our website at the Tool section for TRIZ Level 3 / Patent Circumvention. Or you can follow this link.
Please feel free to send me your feedback – if you find a use case where the functional model works particularly well (or particularly poorly), please let us know via the feedback button so we can improve the tool together!
Further information on how to use the tool can be found at the TRIZ Mastery Hub.