PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16119996
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-08
Publication Date: 2019-02
Patent Classification: ["052", "698000"]

Abstract:
A device for using a C-Channel with threaded studs for strengthening and stiffening the connection joint between a beam and column that are constructed by combining two C-Channels. The present invention also relates to an alternate method or device for forming an enclosed column by connecting a Track and a C-Channel for strengthening and stiffening the connection joint between a beam and column with a Zee beam without welding.

Claim (Index 1):
A device for strengthening and stiffening a beam and column connection, the device comprising:\n a. at least one beam, said beam comprising an inner C-Channel having a medial side and a lateral side comprising at least two studs projecting outward, and an outer C-Channel having a medial side and a lateral side comprising at least two studs projecting outward, wherein the medial side of said inner C-Channel and the medial side of said outer C-Channel are connected together with at least one mechanism to form a beam with an inner side and an outer side and a left end and a right end; b. at least one column, said column comprising an inner C-Channel having a medial side and a lateral side comprising at least two studs projecting outward, and an outer C-Channel having a medial side and a lateral side comprising at least two studs projecting outward, wherein the medial side of said inner C-Channel and the medial side of said outer C-Channel are connected together with at least one mechanism to form a column with an inner side and an outer side and a top end and a bottom end; c. at least one cover plate, said cover plate comprising an upper end and a lower end wherein both the upper end and the lower end of said cover plate have holes with a diameter equal or larger than the diameter of the studs and located with the same spacing as the studs; wherein the holes in the upper end of said cover plate align with the studs in the beam and the holes in the lower end of said cover plate align with the studs in the column wherein the studs may project through the holes on the cover plate; and d. a multitude of fasteners attached to the end of the studs to maintain the cover plate in position, wherein the column is securely fastened to the beam.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 96.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.65116
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12315666', '12315805', '15903384', '12315754', '14615417']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7964676896939893
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4518941305135198
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7620103337759423
- Mean Citation Score: 150.35131199999995
- Max Citation Score: 156.38234
- Similarity Product: 129.36033781063796

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

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