PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15876820
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-05
Patent Classification: ["296", "184100"]

Abstract:
In certain embodiments, a flooring apparatus provides improved traction, improved wear resistance and improved structural support. The flooring apparatus may include an elongated member that includes a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface may include a cutout portion that extends along at least a portion of a longitudinal axis of the elongated member. One or more inserts are positioned at least partially within the cutout portion. The insert may include a texturized top surface and may be constructed of a polymer material or other material with improved traction and, in certain embodiments, improved wear resistance.

Claim (Index 19):
A flooring apparatus, comprising:\n an member that includes a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface comprises a cutout portion, wherein the cutout portion comprises a trough having a first trough depth measured from the top surface to a floor of the trough, wherein the trough is formed along at least a portion of the top surface of the member; and a friction-increasing insert positioned at least partially contacting the top surface of the member and at least partially covering the cutout portion of the member and secured to the cutout portion, wherein at least a portion of the friction-increasing insert is spaced a first trough depth apart from the floor of the trough and forms a cavity bounded between the friction-inserting insert and the floor of the trough on a first two sides, and between sidewalls of the cavity on a further two sides.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.98148
- Patent Class: 296.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14550783', '15261575', '11395035', '11432922', '13544241']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7867287718813024
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5151558863032907
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7595714833235012
- Mean Citation Score: 244.33342400000004
- Max Citation Score: 387.72174
- Similarity Product: 285.03392967834594

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