PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16263754
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-01
Publication Date: 2019-08
Patent Classification: ["052", "012000"]

Abstract:
A gutter debris barrier system is provided that includes a frame that is configured for direct attachment to a building and a filter screen for preventing debris from entering a gutter while allowing water to flow therethrough. The frame may include a floor with slots punched therein, with ribs on either side of the slots that form channels. The channels may be tapered to improve the speed and efficiency of heat transfer, and also to funnel water down into the gutter. The frame is made of a durable material, such as extruded aluminum. The frame has a first mounting flange that can bend and flex relative to the remaining portions of the frame, which allows for enough flexibility to enable the frame to be mounted directly to the building.

Claim (Index 12):
A debris barrier system for use with a gutter configured to collect water, the gutter having a bottom, a first inner wall located adjacent to a fascia that extends downwardly from a roof of a building, and a second wall spaced outwardly from the first wall, the debris barrier system comprising:\n a metal frame adapted to overlie at least a portion of the gutter,\n wherein the frame has:\n a floor; \n a first, inner side wall; \n a first mounting flange extending from the first, inner side wall substantially perpendicular to the floor and configured for attachment directly to a building fascia; \n a second, outer side wall; and \n a second mounting flange extending from the second, outer side wall substantially parallel to the floor and configured for fastening to the second wall of the gutter, \n all of which extend longitudinally of the gutter; and \n \n a filter screen covering at least a portion of the frame, the filter screen capable of allowing water to flow therethrough while precluding debris from passing therethrough; \n wherein the frame is attachable to the fascia and the second wall of the gutter such that the frame is held over the bottom of the gutter.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 8.0
- Percentile: 99.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.7037
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15340092', '14879274', '12952271', '15068788', '10129174']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.819653849774012
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5116964303078844
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7888581078273993
- Mean Citation Score: 250.57396
- Max Citation Score: 322.05875
- Similarity Product: 266.8752685955912

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

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