PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16016864
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-06
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["248", "176100"]

Abstract:
Photovoltaic (PV) systems are disclosed, to include mounting brackets and mounting systems. In one embodiment, a PV array mounting system with brackets comprising pairs of panel connectors and panel connector receivers is disclosed.

Claim (Index 17):
A system for mounting of a PV array, the system comprising:\n a plurality of mounting brackets comprising elastomeric materials or polymeric materials configured to be installed between a PV array and a rail, each one of said plurality of mounting brackets having a panel connector and a panel connector receiver; wherein the panel connector comprises a first arm, a second arm, and a center arm, each protruding from a lower surface of the panel connector, wherein the panel connector is configured to attach to a PV array at an upper surface of the panel connector, wherein the panel connector receiver comprises a first arm aperture, a second arm aperture and a center arm aperture, wherein a perimeter of the center arm aperture is configured to receive a cable or wire that protrudes from a lower surface of the panel connector receiver; wherein the first arm, second arm and center arm of the panel connector are each configured to be received in the respective first arm aperture, second arm aperture and center arm aperture of the panel connector receiver; wherein the first arm and the second arm of the panel connector are configured, when engaged with the respective first arm aperture and the second arm aperture of the panel connector receiver, to form one of: an interference fit, a connection means comprising a pin having an upper threaded portion and a lower angled or bullet portion; and a bolt and nut combination; and wherein the plurality of mounting brackets are configured to be snap inserted into the rail.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.34483
- Patent Class: 248.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14853642', '15009265', '13602161', '13317142', '14872058']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8443702249112425
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5785211732432599
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8177853197444442
- Mean Citation Score: 303.975924
- Max Citation Score: 480.16614
- Similarity Product: 476.1779531969655

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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