PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16218270
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-12
Publication Date: 2019-04
Patent Classification: ["211", "188000"]

Abstract:
A rack has a frame and a plurality of shelves. Each shelf has an enclosing frame member that has two first sides connected by two second sides, a connecting bar that connects the first sides at about the center of the first sides, a plurality of slots provided on the inner surfaces of the second sides, and a plurality of slats, each slat having opposing ends that are fitted into opposing slots at the second sides, and with each slat being connected to the connecting bar. At least one connector is provided for removably connecting each shelf to a portion of the frame.

Claim (Index 12):
A rack for holding articles, comprising:\n a frame; a plurality of shelves, each shelf having:\n an enclosing frame member that has two opposing first sides connected by two opposing second sides, with each second side having an interior defined by a first surface and a second surface that is opposite to the first surface, wherein each second side has a planar top surface and a planar bottom surface; \n at least one slot provided on each of the first surfaces of the second sides, each slot defining an opening located entirely between the planar top surface and the planar bottom surface of the corresponding second side; \n a plurality of separate elongated slats, each slat having a length that is greater than its width, each slat having a plurality of outer surfaces that encircle a four-sided cross-section so that the cross-section of each slat is retained inside a corresponding slot at the location of the slot, each slat having opposing ends that are positioned at opposing slots at the second sides in a manner such that each end of each slat is retained inside the interior of a corresponding second side, with the second surface completely covering the interior so that the ends of the slats are not visible from outside the second surface; \n a connecting bar that is connected to all the slats and to the first sides; and \n at least one connector for removably connecting each shelf to a portion of the frame.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 23.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.01818
- Patent Class: 211.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14866056', '12800986', '13952385', '14167787', '15488242']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8086899515712377
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4778356776784034
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7756045241819542
- Mean Citation Score: 266.684584
- Max Citation Score: 269.74454
- Similarity Product: 253.2958175114632

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

Dataset: test