PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15919440
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["206", "326000"]

Abstract:
An assembly of stacked mattresses and a method for preparing such an assembly are provided. The assembly of stacked mattresses comprises a first pallet, a second pallet, a plurality of mattresses positioned between the first pallet and the second pallet and straps coupling the first pallet to the second pallet, the plurality of mattresses being in a compressed state between the first pallet and the second pallet and the straps restraining expansion of the plurality of mattresses. The second pallet is comprised of a supporting member and a plurality of elongated reinforcing members extending across the supporting member, at least some of the reinforcing members including respective strap guiding members extending longitudinally along the elongated reinforcing member. At least some of the straps engage respective ones of the strap guiding members of the plurality of elongated reinforcing member of the second pallet so that displacement of the straps is constrained by the strap guiding members. In accordance with another aspect, a pallet for using in shipping bedding products is provided.

Claim (Index 24):
A method for preparing mattresses for shipment, said method comprising:\n a) providing a first pallet and a second pallet, wherein the second pallet is comprised of:\n i) a supporting member; and \n ii) a plurality of elongated reinforcing members extending across the supporting member, at least some reinforcing members amongst the plurality of elongated reinforcing members including respective strap guiding members, the strap guiding members extending longitudinally along the at least some elongated reinforcing members; \n b) placing a plurality of mattresses on a surface of one of the first pallet and the second pallet; c) placing the other one of the first pallet and the second pallet on top of the plurality of mattresses; d) compressing the plurality of mattresses between the first pallet and the second pallet; and e) coupling the first pallet to the second pallet using straps, the straps restraining expansion of the compressed plurality of mattresses, at least some of the straps engaging respective ones of the strap guiding members of the plurality of elongated reinforcing members of the second pallet.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 88.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.6087
- Patent Class: 206.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14230927', '15016556', '15394536', '12414017', '11521391']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8374258651710675
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.6064568417301122
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.814328962826972
- Mean Citation Score: 405.924674
- Max Citation Score: 549.35547
- Similarity Product: 513.2755233326715

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

Dataset: test