PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15911167
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2019-09
Patent Classification: ["052", "173300"]

Abstract:
The invention relates to retention systems and, more particularly, for a modular retention apparatus, system and method for securing and leveling a photovoltaic (PV) panel and other objects on a wall, rooftop and other structure to secure and ground electrically. The photovoltaic panel retention assembly utilizes a solar cap with one or more integral elongated flange extensions of a predetermined dimension to provide spacing between PV solar panels and/or to stabilize the solar cap from tipping under installation forces and load in use. The flanges extend through a support bracket configured with a base portion to support adjacent PV panels in a PV panel array and a base platform portion. The solar cap comprises integral teeth on a surface of the solar cap spaced apart from the flanged projections to locate the teeth adjacent a frame of the PV panel for electrical grounding thereof.

Claim (Index 4):
A retention apparatus for securing one or more photo-voltaic panels to a structure, the retention apparatus comprising:\n a mounting body for connecting to the structure, said mounting body having a plurality of grooves formed in a side portion; a support bracket comprising a base platform configured with a plurality of openings comprising one or more flange slots and a first fastener opening adapted to receive a first fastener therein and a bottom portion having an extension portion extending from said bottom portion, said extension portion configured with one or more grooves for operably connecting to said plurality of grooves formed in said mounting assembly and a slot for engaging a second fastener to said mounting body; and a solar cap comprising a body and one or more flanged portions adapted to be received in at least one of said flange slots, whereby said first fastener is configured to operatively connect said one or more photo-voltaic panels between said solar cap and said support bracket.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 3.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.81176
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14872058', '16075068', '13697500', '14009697', '14056209']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7701360971225782
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4614267236175938
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7392651597720798
- Mean Citation Score: 164.254664
- Max Citation Score: 178.51688
- Similarity Product: 154.18697156955716

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

Dataset: test