PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15956562
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-12
Patent Classification: ["052", "591400"]

Abstract:
A lap siding product with a unique shiplap joint that spaces abutting pieces of siding correctly from each other without installer measurements. The shiplap joint comprises a bottom element and a top element. A lap siding panel or board has a bottom element shiplap joint at one end, and a top elements shiplap joint at the other end. The corresponding ends of two lap siding panels or boards (i.e., one bottom element and one top element) together form the unique shiplap joint of the present invention. An engineered “stop” on the underside of the top element spaces the pieces of siding correctly, without requiring measurement during installation. This also eliminates the need for caulk, pan flashing or joint covers in the joint between the pieces of siding or cladding. The shape of the joint also reduces the intrusion of water, and re-directs water down and out from behind the siding.

Claim (Index 9):
The lap siding system of  claim 2 , further comprising one or more drainage grooves or channels in the top or bottom shiplap joint element, or both.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 17.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.04938
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15658698', '13896780', '14487354', '12359813', '14548478']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8058239454240882
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4971491905974588
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7749564699414253
- Mean Citation Score: 166.543902
- Max Citation Score: 168.23381
- Similarity Product: 94.52785365958572

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

Dataset: test