PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16230103
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-12
Publication Date: 2019-04
Patent Classification: ["315", "293000"]

Abstract:
A low-voltage controller (LVC) is configured to utilize a low-voltage signal to operate a high-voltage load, such as, for example, a lamp. The LVC is configured to receive a low-voltage step signal at a switch input. The LVC has a line input for connection to a source of power at a line voltage and a load output for connection to a first load, and a dimmer for setting an intensity of the first load. Subsequent step signals may alter the intensity of the load. A method for low-voltage control of a load is provided. A method includes the steps of receiving a first switch signal at a switch input of an LVC; setting a lamp to a first intensity; receiving a second switch signal at the switch input; and setting the lamp to a second intensity.

Claim (Index 18):
A load control system, comprising:\n a nurse call station; a patient interface in electronic communication with the nurse call station, the patient interface configured for low-voltage operation and having a momentary switch operable by a user; a load; a low-voltage controller comprising:\n a switch input in electronic communication with the switch of the patient interface, the switch input configured to receive a low-voltage step signal from the switch; \n a line input configured to connect to a line voltage source; \n a load output connected to the load and configured to provide power to the load; and \n a dimmer configured to set an intensity of the load when a step signal is received at the switch input.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 23.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.74545
- Patent Class: 315.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14509017', '15997735', '13105769', '13639880', '13377545']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6669607890247126
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.532047529051834
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6534694630274247
- Mean Citation Score: 235.50860600000004
- Max Citation Score: 347.2431
- Similarity Product: 317.51883584793813

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

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