PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16037350
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-07
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["052", "553000"]

Abstract:
A batten for use in roofing applications is defined by an upside-down U-shaped channel with outwardly projecting horizontal flanges. In certain versions, the legs forming the sides of the channel are asymmetrical to allow vertical orientation of at least one of the legs when installed on an angled roof. This improves strength and load bearing of the installed member, and allows it to provide a fall barrier for roof installers. In certain versions, one of the flanges has a ribbed impact reduction zone. This zone deforms when a building anchor, such as a nail, passes through it to anchor the member to a roof. The deformation prevents anchors fired from conventional equipment from passing completely through the member and holds the anchors more securely in place.

Claim (Index 20):
The batten of  claim 19  wherein the first flange has deformable ribs thereon, the deformable ribs being defined by zig-zagging bends in the first flange.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 53.0
- Percentile: 95.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.63095
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['15607758', '14612061', '12496792', '14176586', '11265976']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8288388961606324
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5545638535001222
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8014113918945814
- Mean Citation Score: 257.62779
- Max Citation Score: 462.18823
- Similarity Product: 306.24045772245825

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

Dataset: test