PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15862827
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["052", "545000"]

Abstract:
The invention relates to structural panel systems with at least a four-layered generally in-plane sidelap, at least a three layer generally in-plane sidelap, or corner sidelaps of various layers, and methods for manufacturing and assembling structural panel systems with these types of sidelaps. The structural panels may be provided with an edge having a “lower lip” with two layers, and an opposite edge having an “upper lip” with two layers. Individual panels may be coupled together by placing the upper lip of a first panel over the lower lip of an adjacent panel, thus creating an un-joined sidelap. The lips may have nested portions for helping to place one lip over the other. The panels may be operatively coupled through various couplings configurations, such as fasteners, welding, cutting the sidelap, or the like. The present invention improves the shear strength of the structural panel system and reduces costs.

Claim (Index 1):
A method of assembling a structural panel system, the method comprising:\n assembling a first structural panel to at least one of two or more support members, wherein the first structural panel comprises first top flanges, first bottom flanges, first webs, and at least one edge of the first structural panel comprising an upper lip, wherein the first top flanges are operatively coupled to the first bottom flanges through the first webs; assembling a second structural panel to at least one of the two or more support members, wherein the second structural panel comprises second top flanges, second bottom flanges, second webs, and at least one edge of the second structural panel comprising a lower lip, wherein the second top flanges, are operatively coupled to the second bottom flanges through the second webs; assembling the upper lip of the second structural panel over the lower lip of the first structural panel to create a sidelap with three or more layers, and wherein the sidelap is in a generally in-plane orientation with respect to the first structural panel and the second structural panel; and forming one or more couplings in the three or more layers of the sidelap to couple the first structural panel to the second structural panel.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 28.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.01205
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15153460', '15463937', '14689109', '15845653', '11904796']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8574901203700187
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.6688553060177933
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8386266389347963
- Mean Citation Score: 375.801024
- Max Citation Score: 588.9076
- Similarity Product: 549.4957023505689

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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