PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16399975
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-04
Publication Date: 2019-08
Patent Classification: ["052", "848000"]

Abstract:
A structural joint system connects hollow structural members that provide load transfer and alignment for the connection between structural members is described. The structural members may comprise a plurality of beams each having a first and second structural members. A first and second members being joined may or may not be axially aligned. In some embodiments, the structural joint includes a first structural member having a first mating face at one end of the first structural member, the first mating face having a two dimensional profile, a second structural member having a second mating face at one end of the second structural member and positioned proximate to the first mating face of the first structural member, the second mating face having a two dimensional profile that is similar to the two dimensional profile of the first mating face, a splice plate secured to the first structural member at the first mating face and removably secured to the second structural member at the second mating face, and fasteners that secure the splice plate to the first structural member and removably attach the splice plate to the second structural member.

Claim (Index 16):
A method of forming a structural joint system, the method comprising:\n providing a first structural member comprising of a plurality of beams each having,\n a length in an axial direction, \n a height in a direction transverse to the axial direction, \n a width in a direction transverse to the axial direction and normal to the height, \n a hollow cross sectional profile and; \n a first mating section at one end of the length, the first mating section having a first axial protrusion, forming an intermediate surface along the entire edge of the structural member, comprising several adjoining surfaces, \n a first surface extending in the height direction, \n a second surface extending from the first surface, \n a third surface extending from the second surface and extending in the height direction, \n wherein each adjoining surface incorporates a radius with an axis of rotation about the width axis, and extending in an axial direction; \n where one or more locating holes are provided in a first side of the first structural member to locate and align a first splice plate, \n a second structural member comprising of a plurality of beams each having\n a length in an axial direction, \n a height in a direction transverse to the axial direction, \n a width in a direction transverse to the axial direction and normal to the height, \n a hollow cross sectional profile and \n a second mating section at one end of the length, the second mating section having a second axial protrusion, \n wherein the second mating section compliments the first mating section; \n wherein the second member includes one or more holes in a first side of the member, configured for alignment to accommodate at least one fastener; \n a first splice plate welded to a first side of the first structural member proximate the first mating section and configured for removable attachment to a first side of the second structural member proximate the second mating section;\n wherein the first splice plate includes one or more locating holes configured for location and alignment to a first side of the first structural member; \n wherein the first splice plate includes one or more holes to accommodate one or more fasteners to secure the first splice plate to the second member; \n a first fastener retainer attached to a first side of the second structural member and configured to receive one or more fasteners to secure the first splice plate to the second member; a first fastener or plurality of fasteners configured to removably attach the first splice plate to the second structural member; and wherein the first and second structural members have the same geometric shape.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 13.0
- Percentile: 100.0
- Lexical Diversity: 3.14286
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14855213', '12178377', '14557812', '16277777', '14854529']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8004781152936303
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5721933488695565
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7776496386512229
- Mean Citation Score: 247.277286
- Max Citation Score: 472.2059
- Similarity Product: 418.55812357223033

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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