PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16164913
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-10
Publication Date: 2019-04
Patent Classification: ["052", "011000"]

Abstract:
A gutter assembly utilizing a latch actuated bottom release door. This bottom debris release door allows built-up debris, snow, and the like to be quickly and effectively removed from the gutter such that conventional clearing and cleaning methodologies are not necessary. The latch mechanism utilized can be conveniently actuated from the ground using an extension pole or the like. Optionally, an electronic release mechanism can be provided. The gutter assembly of the present invention can be used with a variety of conventional or custom bracings, end caps, downspouts, connectors, corner pieces, etc., well known to those of ordinary skill in the art, and can be installed like any conventional gutter. All components of the gutter assembly can be extruded, molded, three-dimensional (3-D) printed, or the like.

Claim (Index 21):
The method for providing the gutter assembly of  claim 12 , further comprising providing a waste bag coupled to the gutter body adjacent to the door member and configured to catch the debris and/or snow released from the gutter body when the door member is opened.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 5.0
- Percentile: 97.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.79268
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12381141', '14494334', '14438586', '10724667', '13861635']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7794261276593691
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4985556632676198
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7513390812201942
- Mean Citation Score: 203.525652
- Max Citation Score: 216.84206
- Similarity Product: 146.65975671516898

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

Dataset: test