PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16370582
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-03
Publication Date: 2019-12
Patent Classification: ["052", "702000"]

Abstract:
A connection utilizing a joist hanger to hang a joist or beam from a wood structural support member such as a top plate or header in cooperation with a first plurality of fasteners such as screws or nails and one or more substantially vertical fire-resistant panels such as drywall.

Claim (Index 1):
A connection ( 1 ) utilizing a joist hanger ( 2 ) to hang a joist ( 3 ) from a structural support member ( 4 ) in cooperation with a first plurality of fasteners ( 5 ) and one or more vertical drywall panels ( 6 ), the connection ( 1 ) comprising:\n a. the one or more drywall panels ( 6 ) providing shielding to the structural support member ( 4 ), each having a front face ( 7 ), a back face ( 8 ) opposite the front face ( 7 ), the panels ( 6 ) being drywall panels such that they have negligible dowel bearing strength compared to the structural support member ( 4 ); b. the one or more fasteners ( 5 ) connecting the joist hanger ( 2 ) to the structural support member ( 4 ); c. the structural support member ( 4 ) having a vertical front face ( 16 ) and the structural support member ( 4 ) having significant dowel bearing strength compared to the one or more drywall panels ( 6 ); d. the joist ( 3 ) supported by the joist hanger ( 2 ), the joist having an end face ( 13 ) spaced away from the front face ( 16 ) of the structural support member ( 4 ); and e. the joist hanger ( 2 ) supporting the joist ( 3 ), the joist hanger ( 2 ) comprising:\n i. one or more back plate members ( 9 ) having one or more back faces ( 10 ) in parallel registration with the front face ( 6 ) of the wood structural support member ( 4 ); \n ii. a first side member ( 11 ) connected to the one or more back plate members ( 9 ); and \n iii. a second side member ( 11 ) connected to the one or more back plate members ( 9 ), \n iv. one or more stand-off members ( 18 ) are connected to the joist hanger ( 2 ) that interface with the end face ( 13 ) of the joist ( 3 ) and space the end face ( 13 ) of the joist away from the vertical front face ( 16 ) of the structural support member ( 4 ); \n wherein: \n f. portions of the one or more panels ( 6 ) are disposed between the end face ( 13 ) of the joist ( 3 ) and the structural support member ( 4 ) and the back face ( 8 ) of one panel ( 6 ) of the one or more panels ( 6 ) interfaces with the front face ( 16 ) of the structural support member ( 4 ).

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 13.0
- Percentile: 99.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.31579
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14106714', '16002320', '11475522', '15353943', '14476938']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8409309240985482
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5572658172882043
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8125644134175137
- Mean Citation Score: 318.1157120000001
- Max Citation Score: 435.85883
- Similarity Product: 406.9567502243304

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

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