PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16160504
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-10
Publication Date: 2019-02
Patent Classification: ["052", "173300"]

Abstract:
A roof mounting system for the attachment of an article to a roof, the system comprising a plurality of PV modules each having at least one corner and a frame member, a flashing member having a top surface; an upstanding sleeve attached to the top surface of the flashing member; an elevated water seal having a borehole formed therethrough, the elevated water seal further comprising at least one screw for providing a waterproof seal between the article and the roof structure; and whereby the plurality of PV modules are interlocked in a way to provide a corner-to-corner coupling arrangement supported above the roof through the frame members of the plurality of PV modules.

Claim (Index 14):
A roof mount assembly for attaching an array of solar panels to a roof, the roof mount assembly comprising:\n a. a flashing including at least one integral upstanding portion having a distal end with a distal end aperture, the upstanding portion further including parallel sides of a substantially consistent height fully surrounding the aperture; b. a bracket configured to fit over the flashing and upstanding portion, the bracket comprising a hole, a first portion and a second portion, wherein the hole aligns with the aperture, the first portion includes an elevated seal, and the second portion extends upwardly away from the flashing and connects the at least one solar panel to the bracket; c. a fastener configured to attach the bracket and the flashing to the roof, the fastener including at least one partially threaded long portion and a head portion each with a diameter wherein the head portion diameter is larger than the long portion diameter, and wherein the long portion extends through the hole, the aperture and the roof; and d. a seal including a deformable portion, the seal compressed between the head portion and the upstanding portion.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 97.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.0339
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['16160370', '15045434', '15225704', '15803656', '14166633']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8392763268683764
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5719787639520837
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8125465705767471
- Mean Citation Score: 416.353794
- Max Citation Score: 474.4942
- Similarity Product: 392.4949821115613

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