PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15981870
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-12
Patent Classification: ["405", "043000"]

Abstract:
Provided is a surfacing system, such as an artificial turf system. The surfacing system includes a base member formed from a plurality of interconnected tile members. The base member is configured to accept a suitable amount of infill material. A covering layer such as an artificial turf layer is applied over the infilled base member and secured to a flexible outer border member. Also provided is a method of installing the surfacing system.

Claim (Index 21):
A method of installing a surfacing system comprising:\n securing a flexible border to an underlying surface, said flexible border comprising an upstanding edge portion having opposite first and second ends, a surface capable of being penetrated by a mechanical fastener to secure a top covering layer to said flexible border, and a flange portion extending substantially horizontally from said edge portion and configured to secure the flexible border to an underlying surface, by passing a fastener through said flange portion of said flexible border and into said underlying surface, said secured flexible border defining a perimeter of said surfacing system; positioning a base member within said perimeter of said surfacing system; infilling said base member with a suitable infill material; and applying a top covering layer over said infilled base member and securing said top covering layer to said edge portion of said flexible border member.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 32.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.71739
- Patent Class: 405.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['10453525', '14106047', '10406813', '11787481', '10193153']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7411006004413818
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4849596073481865
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7154865011320624
- Mean Citation Score: 172.099806
- Max Citation Score: 189.0797
- Similarity Product: 131.55469159062503

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

Dataset: test