PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15977210
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2019-05
Patent Classification: ["052", "588100"]

Abstract:
A vertical joint system for substrates is formed with joints and which engaged by relative motion in a direction perpendicular to major surfaces and of the substrate. The joints are configured to enable relative rotation of up to 3 degrees while maintaining engagement of the joints. The joints and are further configured to form two locking planes one on each of the inner and outer most sides of the joint. Engagement about the locking planes is provided by transverse outward extending surfaces. At least one surface in each pair of engaging surfaces is smoothly curved. The joints and can be further arranged to provide a third locking plane parallel to and between the locking planes. The joints are disengaged by combination of a downward rotation of one joint relative the other then application of a downward force.

Claim (Index 17):
A method of removing a first panel from a floor covering formed from a plurality of panels in accordance with  claim 1  wherein the plurality of panels are joined together by the vertical joint systems being provided on each of the floor substrates, the first panel being joined on all sides with the other panels in the floor covering, the method comprising: vertically lifting the first panel from the floor covering by applying a lifting force directly on the first panel in manner wherein the first panel initially lies parallel to the floor covering and remains substantially parallel to the floor covering during the vertical lifting to effect rotation of panels on each side of the first panel and a partial disengagement of the of panels on each side of the first panel.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 29.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.84615
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['14813684', '14014863', '14202260', '15507602', '10228672']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8713821804980902
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.6070160142403483
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.844945563872316
- Mean Citation Score: 402.814694
- Max Citation Score: 563.79834
- Similarity Product: 506.1132743665195

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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