PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16229018
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-12
Publication Date: 2019-11
Patent Classification: ["362", "223000"]

Abstract:
A modular vapor-tight light fixture is provided herein which generally includes first and second vapor-tight light modules, and a coupling for connecting the first and second vapor-tight light modules. Each of the vapor-tight light modules includes: a channel housing; a lens secured to the channel housing; a plurality of solid state light generating elements; and, first and second end caps. Each of the channel housings includes first and second rails which each define a mounting channel. The coupling includes mounting strip portions configured such that, with the first and second vapor-tight light modules being adjacent, the mounting strip portions are simultaneously received in the mounting channels of both the first and second vapor-tight light modules. Advantageously, with the subject invention, fully enclosed vapor-tight light modules may be provided at shorter lengths which are connected by the coupling to provide a fixture comparable in length to prior-art vapor-tight light fixtures.

Claim (Index 1):
A modular vapor-tight light fixture comprising:\n a first vapor-tight light module having:\n a first channel housing; \n a first lens secured to said first channel housing; \n a first plurality of solid state light generating elements arranged between said first lens and said first channel housing; \n a first end cap secured to a first end of said first channel housing; and, \n a second end cap secured to a second end of said first channel housing, \n wherein, said first channel housing including first and second rails which define respectively first and second mounting channels; \n a second vapor-tight light module having:\n a second channel housing; \n a second lens secured to said second channel housing; \n a second plurality of solid state light generating elements arranged between said second lens and said second channel housing; \n a third end cap secured to a first end of said second channel housing; and, \n a fourth end cap secured to a second end of said second channel housing, \n wherein, said second channel housing including third and fourth rails which define respectively third and fourth mounting channels; and, \n a coupling for connecting said first and second vapor-tight light modules, said coupling having first, second, third, and fourth mounting strip portions configured such that, with said first end cap of said first vapor-tight light module being adjacent to said third end cap of said second vapor-tight light module, said first and second mounting strip portions are simultaneously received respectively in said first and second mounting channels with said third and fourth mounting strip portions being simultaneously received respectively in said third and fourth mounting channels,\n wherein at least one first connection wiring port is defined in said first channel housing in proximity to said first end, and at least one second connection wiring port is defined in said second channel housing in proximity to said third end, and, wherein, said coupling having a generally inverted U-shape to allow wiring to extend therethrough between said at least one first connection wiring port and said at least one second connection wiring port.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 20.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.18667
- Patent Class: 362.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['16027526', '13826197', '15946015', '13314278', '11689872']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8186322290521518
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4965434587843566
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7864233520253723
- Mean Citation Score: 165.836672
- Max Citation Score: 309.34827
- Similarity Product: 304.43243027595884

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