PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15912322
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["052", "396040"]

Abstract:
Method of forming a concrete slab to reduce or eliminate control joints includes preparing a substantially flat base, overlaying one or more barriers on top of the base, placing a concrete mixture on top of the barrier(s) and base to form a concrete slab, and allowing the concrete to cure without forming control joints. The base is prepared with a flatness of about ±¼ inch over 10 feet. A side edge is prepared along a periphery of the concrete slab by extending a vapor barrier from a bottom surface of the slab up the side edge toward a top surface of the slab and covering the side edge. A plurality of post-tensioning cables are positioned to extend through the slab and configured to compress and assist in controlling accelerated displacement of the concrete slab during curing and shrinkage. The concrete slab is formed of an evenly gradated and low slump concrete having high fiber content, minimized cement content, and maximized size of large aggregate.

Claim (Index 18):
The method of  claim 17 , further comprising preparing a side edge along a periphery of the concrete slab by extending the vapor barrier from a bottom surface of the concrete slab up the side edge toward a top surface of the concrete slab to contact and seal the side edge of the concrete slab.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.86316
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15912261', '15136894', '15144711', '15624349', '14158025']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8261084113027457
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.567821997400118
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.800279769912483
- Mean Citation Score: 313.985398
- Max Citation Score: 471.99048
- Similarity Product: 399.590626992774

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

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