PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16287538
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-02
Publication Date: 2019-06
Patent Classification: ["428", "223000"]

Abstract:
Prefabricated building panels combine new and unexpected element dimensions and materials with the effect of reducing overall weight and depth while simultaneously improving panel performance such as thermal insulation. As compared to former panels, prefabricated building panels according to exemplary embodiments of the invention generally include thinner concrete slabs, wider separations between concrete and support framing, and new material choices for anchors connecting slabs with framing. Exemplary panels are compliant with energy codes such as the latest ASHRAE and IECC.

Claim (Index 18):
A method for constructing buildings to meet different thermal insulation requirements, comprising\n assembling a plurality of prefabricated building panels, wherein the prefabricated building panels each comprise\n a concrete slab having a thickness equal to or less than 2 inches, \n framing including a plurality of studs or beams permanently secured to the concrete slab with a spacing of 0.5 to 3.0 inches between the concrete slab and the framing, and \n a continuous insulation which fills the spacing between the concrete slab and the framing and which has a total insulation thickness equal to or greater than the spacing in compliance with the latest ASHRAE and IECC energy code requirements, \n wherein each of the plurality of prefabricated building panels are the same in terms of concrete slab, framing, and continuous insulation, including total insulation thickness, selected and combined to achieve a specific thermal performance contained in the latest ASHRAE and IECC requirements, and wherein a spacing between a concrete slab and a framing of some of the plurality of prefabricated building panels is larger than a spacing between a concrete slab and a framing of other panels of the plurality of prefabricated building panels to satisfy more stringent thermal insulation performance criteria contained in the latest requirements of ASHRAE and IECC.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 52.0
- Percentile: 99.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.40984
- Patent Class: 428.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12796603', '12422680', '12089736', '12082418', '12542150']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.9011553248184032
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4777889707509198
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8588186894116548
- Mean Citation Score: 193.458188
- Max Citation Score: 199.8855
- Similarity Product: 150.3754152873159

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

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