PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16128866
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-09
Publication Date: 2019-01
Patent Classification: ["156", "072000"]

Abstract:
A dimensionally stable universal floor covering includes a tufted textile having stitches and a reinforcement layer of fibers and adhesive providing dimensional stability for the entire floor covering. The fibers and adhesive are mixed and then moved by an applicator towards the stitches. A slip path is formed to improve the movement of the fibers and adhesive. A releasable adhesive or gecko-like cover system is provided which also provides additional strength and stability and a releasable attachment of the universal floor covering to a supporting surface.

Claim (Index 1):
A method of manufacturing a universal floor covering which can be used as either a broadloom or modular floor covering, the method comprising the steps of:\n manufacturing either a broadloom or modular floor covering from a group of components including a tufted textile substrate having a primary backing substrate extending in a first direction and a plurality of yarns tufted through the primary backing substrate, the primary backing substrate having a face side and a back side opposite the face side, a portion of each yarn forming a stitch portion having an end that is located on the back side of the primary backing substrate, and spaces existing between the stitch portions; said group of components further including a composition pool having adhesive and reinforcement fibers; moving the tufted textile substrate relative to an applicator having an engagement surface, and providing space between the stitch portions of the yarns and the applicator; mixing the adhesive and reinforcement fibers for separating fibers and for moving fibers and adhesive against the engagement surface of the applicator; forming a slip path on the engagement surface of the applicator for separating the fibers and adhesive from frictional engagement with the applicator; applying controlled pressure with the applicator in a second direction towards the primary backing substrate and forming a relatively rigid reinforcement layer of fibers and adhesive, and the reinforcement layer of fibers and adhesive providing strength and stability to the universal floor covering; and forming a releasable gecko-like cover system for providing a releasable attachment of the floor covering to a supporting surface.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 23.0
- Percentile: 97.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.63636
- Patent Class: 156.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15879520', '15372465', '15607789', '15155348', '15098509']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.927349204048244
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.6632216563503783
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.9009364492784576
- Mean Citation Score: 579.819604
- Max Citation Score: 645.72284
- Similarity Product: 635.003101330626

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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