PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15947774
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["052", "586100"]

Abstract:
An illustrative embodiment of a tile and support structure may include a plurality of tiles, which may be generally rectangular in shape, engaged with one or more support structures. The tile may be formed with four edges, wherein two opposing edges may be formed with grooves therein and the other two opposing edges may be formed with protrusions thereon. The support structure may be formed with a generally vertical spine having two rails extending outward from a distal end thereof. The support structure may also include two generally horizontally extending flanges, which may be formed with a trough therein. The trough may include a plurality of apertures formed therein. One side of the trough may be defined by a lip.

Claim (Index 12):
The method according to  claim 10  further comprising:\n a) sliding a second rectangular tile between said first and second support structures, wherein said second tile has a height, a width, and a thickness, said second rectangular tile comprising:\n i) a first rectangular face, wherein said first rectangular face is configured to be generally facing upward during use; \n ii) a second rectangular face, wherein said second rectangular face is opposite said first rectangular face, wherein said first and second rectangular faces are separated by said thickness of said second rectangular tile, and wherein a surface area of said first and second rectangular faces is defined by said height and said width of said second rectangular tile; \n iii) a first, second, third, and fourth edge defining a periphery of said second rectangular tile; \n iv) a first groove formed in one of said first edge; and, \n v) a second groove formed in one of said third edge, wherein said first and third edges are parallel to one another. \n \n b) securing a position of said second rectangular tile with respect to said first and second support structures in a generally horizontal dimension parallel with respect to said first and second joists via an engagement of said first and second rails with said first and second grooves in said second tile; and \n c) securing a position of said second tile with respect to said first and second support structures in a generally vertical dimension perpendicular with respect to said first and second joists via an engagement of said first and second rails with said first and second grooves in said second tile.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.16667
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15637307', '14524431', '14841211', '15332700', '11226650']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8233595735300356
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4968734487077041
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7907109610478025
- Mean Citation Score: 256.56345600000003
- Max Citation Score: 303.01865
- Similarity Product: 294.46952332890334

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

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