PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15967519
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["052", "403100"]

Abstract:
In accordance with example embodiments of the present disclosure, a method, system and apparatus for a modular sprung floor is disclosed. An example embodiment is a sprung floor module having interchangeable components. Interchangeable components make up standardized assemblies. An example embodiment has a frame module that may be installed in a series to cover a given area. The frame and edge modules comprise a frame that supports a performance surface. Standardized components include fiber-reinforced, composite linear-structural members combined with elastomeric joints and support members.

Claim (Index 8):
A modular grid structure for a sprung floor comprising:\n providing a horizontal imaginary grid having an X axis and a Y axis; and at least two elongate members parallel to said X axis; and at least two elongate members parallel to said Y axis; and at least two lateral channels comprising an upper surface and a lower surface; and\n said upper surface being substantially planar; and \n a lower surface having an inverted U-shaped cross section; and \n said at least two lateral channels upper surfaces fixedly engaged with planar sprung-floor surface material; and at least two elastomeric lateral channel supports, each having an upper portion and a lower portion; and\n said upper portion being substantially rectangular; and \n said lower portion comprising a through-hole; and \n said at least two channel support upper portions movably engaged with said lower surface of said lateral channels, residing within said inverted U-shaped cross sections; and said at least two lateral channel supports lower portion through-holes, each fixedly engaged with said at least two elongate members parallel to said X axis; and at least two elastomeric joint members, each comprising at least a first through hole and a second through hole; and said first and second through holes being perpendicular with respect to each other; and said elongate members parallel to the X axis engaged through said first through holes in said joint members; and said elongate members parallel to the Y axis engaged through said second through holes in said joint members wherein; elongate members parallel to the X axis and elongate members parallel to the Y axis so assembled form a grid pattern and support said lateral channels that in turn support a planar surface substantially covering said modular grid structure, providing a sprung floor.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 35.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.5
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15182814', '09455959', '14561897', '14562005', '14585569']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7740611220162975
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4692261850963377
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7435776283243015
- Mean Citation Score: 142.118642
- Max Citation Score: 148.93546
- Similarity Product: 111.2953278739822

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

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