PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16208346
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-12
Publication Date: 2019-06
Patent Classification: ["224", "316000"]

Abstract:
The embodiments herein are directed to a reusable frameless vehicle roof-top carrier configured, dimensioned and arranged to securely mount and carry cargo loads having a size and shape similar to cut evergreen trees, while protecting the vehicle finish and cargo from damage. The reusable vehicle roof-top carrier is trapezoidal shaped to conveniently bind and condense branches of the tree, while catching sap drippings. Illustratively, the vehicle roof-top carrier is made from a tear-resistant fabric and includes a non-tacky non-slip surface placed in slip-resistant contact with the roof of the vehicle so as to prevent slippage (i.e., movement) of the tree during transport.

Claim (Index 20):
A method comprising:\n wrapping a cargo load in a fabric; looping a first strap around the cargo load in a first direction and attaching a first connector at an end of the first strap to a second connector attached to an exterior side of the fabric; looping a second strap around the cargo load in a second direction opposite of the first direction and attaching a third connector at an end of the second strap to a fourth connector attached to an interior side of the fabric; mounting the loaded fabric on a vehicle such that a non-slip strip on the exterior side of the fabric contacts a roof of a vehicle; looping a third strap around a first plurality of loops on the exterior side of the fabric such that the first plurality of loops are at a vertical apex when the cargo load is wrapped in the fabric, the third strap passing through a passenger compartment of the vehicle; and looping a fourth strap around a second plurality of loops on the exterior side of the fabric such that the second plurality of loops are at a vertical apex when the cargo load is wrapped in the fabric, the fourth strap passing through the passenger compartment of the vehicle, wherein tensions in the third and fourth straps provide a downward force on the non-slip strip against a countervailing aerodynamic force sufficient to prevent slippage when the vehicle is traveling.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 47.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.55556
- Patent Class: 224.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['10293748', '13023127', '15972070', '13050879', '14172848']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8226058651317715
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4512429350357586
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7854695721221702
- Mean Citation Score: 135.662972
- Max Citation Score: 140.42553999999998
- Similarity Product: 105.98696497123956

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