PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16368481
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-03
Publication Date: 2019-10
Patent Classification: ["136", "244000"]

Abstract:
In accordance with various exemplary embodiments, solar energy shade structures and methods of design and revenue generation are disclosed. These systems comprise structures capable of supporting solar panel at heights greater than 18 feet above their mounting surface. These systems may be installed in confined spaces. These systems also comprise structures that are customizable, allowing an installation to be configured with a desired lighting and environmental effect. The methods discussed herein describe processes for achieving desired design effects based on natural elements. Moreover, the methods discussed herein describe processes for reducing the costs of generating solar energy and/or reducing the costs of providing a solar structure.

Claim (Index 2):
A solar energy shade structure, comprising:\n a planar solar panel support structure comprising a first plurality of structural beams extending in a first direction and a second plurality of structural beams extending in a second direction, wherein the first plurality of structural beams and the second plurality of structural beams define a first plane and form a planar arrangement of intersecting structural beams in said first plane; a plurality of solar panels; a plurality of elongated structural members coupled to the planar solar panel support structure, the planar solar panel support structure supporting each solar panel of the plurality of solar panels with at least one elongated structural member from the plurality of elongated structural members, wherein each solar panel of the plurality of solar panels is attached to the at least one elongated structural member such that each solar panel of the plurality of solar panels, when it is attached to the at least one elongated structural member, is stationary relative to the planar solar panel support structure; and a plurality of vertical supports connected to the planar solar panel support structure for supporting the planar solar panel support structure elevated above a surface, wherein the solar energy shade structure contiguously covers a first area type and a second area type that is different from the first area type.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 99.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.53333
- Patent Class: 136.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15094760', '14472876', '13185190', '15721585', '12470876']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7935212238602062
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5729132202351838
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7714604234977039
- Mean Citation Score: 352.827254
- Max Citation Score: 454.4016
- Similarity Product: 407.080468563652

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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