PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15876820
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-05
Patent Classification: ["296", "184100"]

Abstract:
In certain embodiments, a flooring apparatus provides improved traction, improved wear resistance and improved structural support. The flooring apparatus may include an elongated member that includes a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface may include a cutout portion that extends along at least a portion of a longitudinal axis of the elongated member. One or more inserts are positioned at least partially within the cutout portion. The insert may include a texturized top surface and may be constructed of a polymer material or other material with improved traction and, in certain embodiments, improved wear resistance.

Claim (Index 13):
A method of manufacturing a flooring apparatus, the method comprising:\n providing a member comprising a top surface and a bottom surface; creating a cutout portion extending at least partially in the top surface of the member; and securing an insert at least partially within the cutout portion, wherein securing the insert at least partially within the cutout portion comprises inserting an adhesive between the insert and the cutout portion.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.98148
- Patent Class: 296.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14550783', '15261575', '11395035', '11432922', '13544241']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7852222644853271
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5171448076172381
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7584145187985182
- Mean Citation Score: 244.33342400000004
- Max Citation Score: 387.72174
- Similarity Product: 347.8819664298606

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