PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15935495
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["052", "408000"]

Abstract:
A sealing method developed for a roofing system alternative to conventional asphalt shingles or metal roof coverings and for sealing walls and floors for tiled surfaces such as shower stalls and the like. The concepts described herein are readily applicable to waterproofing most kinds of walls, ceilings, roofs and floors, and any fixtures or other components that must pass through the wall, ceiling, roof or floor.

Claim (Index 11):
A method for installing a tiled surface on a floor of a shower stall prepared with a drain set into a slab foundation that includes a shower floor box to define the floor of the shower stall, comprising the steps of:\n applying a waterproof wrap constructed of at least a first coat of a liquid silicone elastomeric (SE) roof coating applied to the slab foundation within the box; applying a flashing strip formed of anti-fracture fabric (AFF) to cover all edge seams formed by adjoining panels of the slab foundation and the shower floor box, and all openings through the slab foundation around the drain, thereby forming a continuous cover over all seams and structures passing through the slab; applying a second coat of the SE roof coating over the waterproof wrap and each flashing strip; spreading an layer of gravel aggregate over the second coat of roof coating; forming a concrete shower pan over the covered slab foundation and the inner sides of the shower floor box; applying a third coat of SE roof coating over the concrete shower pan to provide a full membrane seal over the shower pan; while the third coat of the SE roof coating is still wet, installing tiles in position against the coated shower pan until coverage with the tiles is completed; and apply using a trowel to float a mixture of SE roof coating and washed silica sand as a grout in each joint formed by adjoining tiles installed on the substrate; wherein the third SE roof coating, embedded tiles and grout form an integrated shower floor surface that is 100% sealed against water.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 11.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.35185
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15935531', '15654188', '12427069', '14749719', '15204796']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8253025628147959
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5683902654788545
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7996113330812017
- Mean Citation Score: 314.791424
- Max Citation Score: 498.30957
- Similarity Product: 372.5565598593754

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

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