PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16146449
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-09
Publication Date: 2019-05
Patent Classification: ["428", "411100"]

Abstract:
The present disclosure provides, among other things, surface coverings with a protective coat applied thereto a rubber material. As provided herein, in some embodiments, a surface covering has or includes an exposed surface that is no-wax. The present disclosure further provides methods of making, and methods of using. Such surface coverings have surprising and beneficial attributes. They are particularly advantageous as resistant to soiling and abrasion. These surface covering are also resistant to crumbling under load. Such surface coverings would be useful as flooring products with desirable properties. In particular, such abrasion and soil resistant surfaces could be useful as a rubber flooring product.

Claim (Index 89):
A method of making a surface covering, the method comprising steps of:\n providing a base comprising a rubber material; flame treating a portion of the base; and applying a protective coating to at least one flame treated surface of the portion of the base, wherein the protective coat adheres to the at least one flame treated surface of the portion of the base forming a no-wax surface, wherein the no-wax surface is cleanable, such that when wiped with water, dirt, debris, and/or particles that are present on the no-wax surface are substantially removed, wherein the surface covering is characterized in that after a rotary cleaning machine having standard green scouring pads operates on the no-wax surface at 300 rpm for 2 minutes, the no-wax surface is substantially free of abrasion, mars, peeling, scuffing, scratching, and/or wear.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 8.0
- Percentile: 97.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.61644
- Patent Class: 428.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14828618', '15048215', '11710047', '12742329', '10453788']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8887724849495451
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.497703951745463
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8496656316291369
- Mean Citation Score: 158.462288
- Max Citation Score: 210.2977
- Similarity Product: 131.90894733561277

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

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