PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15903108
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["248", "237000"]

Abstract:
The invention relates to a fastening structure for being able to fit a coupling profile, in particular for fastening solar panels, to a pitched roof covered with bituminous shingles. The invention also relates to an assembly which includes a fastening structure according to the invention. The invention further relates to a kit of components which includes a fastening structure according to the invention. The invention further relates to a method for fitting a coupling profile, in particular for fastening solar panels, to a pitched roof covered with bituminous shingles, by using a fastening structure according to the invention.

Claim (Index 1):
A fastening structure for fitting a coupling profile, in particular for fastening solar panels, to a pitched roof covered with bituminous shingles, comprising:\n a fastening plate with a top side and a bottom side, and a first end side and a second end side, wherein, after fastening the fastening structure to a pitched roof, the first end side is higher than the second end side, which fastening plate is configured to be at least partially arranged between at least one bituminous shingle situated below and at least one bituminous shingle situated above, at least one passage opening which is arranged in the fastening plate and connects the bottom side and the top side of the fastening plate, wherein the passage opening is configured for passing through at least a part of a fastening element for fastening a coupling profile to the fastening structure and for fastening the fastening structure to a roof, wherein the at least one passage opening is at least partially surrounded by a peripheral wall which projects upwards with respect to a surface covered by the fastening plate, wherein at least one sunken drainage channel is arranged in the top side of the fastening plate, which drainage channel is positioned at a distance from the above-mentioned passage opening, and which drainage channel is configured to lead water moving over the top side in the direction of the second end side around the above-mentioned passage opening, and wherein a bottom side of the fastening plate is provided with at least one protruding structure, wherein at least a part of the protruding structure is positioned between the above-mentioned passage opening and the first end side of the fastening plate, and wherein the protruding structure is configured to interact with at least one bituminous shingle situated underneath in a substantially water-retaining manner.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 32.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.675
- Patent Class: 248.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['13752841', '13667418', '10300470', '13667443', '14339920']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7949468213452249
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4717775184988911
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7626298910605915
- Mean Citation Score: 197.803206
- Max Citation Score: 205.66858
- Similarity Product: 170.0249589608169

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

Dataset: test