PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16011740
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-06
Publication Date: 2019-05
Patent Classification: ["052", "302300"]

Abstract:
A weep screed having an elongate substantially planar back flange and an elongate upper flange extending outwardly from an outward side of the back. Apertures formed in the upper flange allow water to drain. An elongate bottom flange section extends outwardly from the back flange below the upper flange and has an upper member extending outwardly and downwardly from said back flange and an outer edge spaced from the back flange. Also provided is a method of applying a veneer finish using the weep screed.

Claim (Index 25):
A method of applying a veneer exterior wall system, comprising:\n (a) attaching a weep screed in accordance with  claim 1  substantially horizontally on the a wall at a location where said veneer will have a termination edge; (b) attaching a weather barrier layer over an outward side of said wall, said weather barrier extending downward and terminating at said upper flange; (c) attaching a drainage mat over on an outward side of said weather barrier, said drainage mat extending downward and terminating at said upper flange, wherein said apertures are directly below at least a portion of said drainage mat; (d) attaching a mesh over on an outward side of said drainage mat, said mesh extending downward and terminating at said upper flange; and (e) applying at least one coat of plaster over the mesh, said coat of plaster extending downward and terminating at said upper flange.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 14.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.85417
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14869524', '15791246', '12289835', '11475600', '15654188']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.828056887919213
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5223396413755793
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7974851632648496
- Mean Citation Score: 281.7649120000001
- Max Citation Score: 347.8467
- Similarity Product: 256.51362045779234

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