PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15745606
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["052", "309300"]

Abstract:
A composite structure joining system and method comprises a structural panel, preferably but not necessarily fabricated from structural composite materials, that further comprises a nesting C-joint feature that facilitates assembly of a plurality of panels of the invention to form a planar structure such as a wall. An embodiment of the present invention comprises a plurality of the panels of the invention, joined together using the C joint of the invention, captured in a frame. The frame structural elements may comprise metals such as aluminum or steel, or may be hand laid or extruded fiberglass as described in more detail below. The invention further comprises methods of manufacturing a plurality of structural panels of the invention. The method of the invention may be used to fabricate intermodal shipping containers that have superior structural and thermal characteristics, are lightweight, resulting in lower transportation costs and lower container costs.

Claim (Index 17):
A planar structure, comprising:\n a plurality of adjoining panels, wherein each panel comprises a first planar surface, a second planar surface, a first edge, and a second edge, each of said first planar surface, second planar surface, said first edge and said second edge covered with a layer of fabric; wherein said first edge of each of said plurality of panels is defined as comprising a concave arcuate surface ; and wherein said second edge of each of said plurality of panels is defined as comprising a convex arcuate surface; and wherein said concave arcuate surfaces are complementary to said convex arcuate surfaces and wherein said concave arcuate surface is adapted to receive said convex arcuate surface when said first edge of said first panel and said second edge of said second panel are brought together, forming a nested joint between adjoining panels; each panel of said plurality of panels attached to an adjoining panel by a nested joint; said plurality of panels having a resulting third planar surface formed by the first planar surfaces of each of the plurality of panels, and having a resulting fourth planar surface formed by the second planar surfaces of each of the plurality of panels: wherein each of said layers is wetted with a resin that is subsequently cured.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 5.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.89286
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['10436686', '15516409', '15481655', '11090723', '11901057']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8170904050367825
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4907992720283722
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7844612917359416
- Mean Citation Score: 197.023312
- Max Citation Score: 206.92926
- Similarity Product: 135.9877259845197

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

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