PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15904078
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["463", "038000"]

Abstract:
A thumbstick for a user input device comprises an adjustable tensioning mechanism configured to modify a tilt tension of a tiltable post. The thumbstick comprises a cap with a stem that defines a first cavity. A base is moveable with the tiltable post and comprises a portion extending into the first cavity. The portion defines a second cavity and comprises a protuberance projecting into the second cavity. An adjustment body within the second cavity comprises a recessed slot and a contacting surface at a distal end. The slot is configured to engage the protuberance to adjust the tilt tension of the tiltable post.

Claim (Index 12):
A user input device, comprising:\n a housing that defines an internal chamber and includes an aperture; and a thumbstick having a portion that extends from the aperture, the thumbstick comprising:\n an adjustable tensioning mechanism disposed within the chamber and configured to modify a tilt tension of a tiltable post, wherein the tiltable post is operable to output a control signal based on a position of the tiltable post relative to a default position; \n a cap comprising a stem that defines a first cavity; and \n a base that is moveable with the tiltable post, the base comprising a portion extending into the first cavity, the portion of the base defining a second cavity and comprising a protuberance that extends into a slot of an adjustment body located within the second cavity, wherein the slot engages the protuberance when the adjustment body is rotated and translated from a first orientation to a second orientation to adjust the tilt tension of the tiltable post.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.0566
- Patent Class: 463.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15192897', '15192843', '15408302', '14788160', '14734978']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.3648606620494012
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5934162606402419
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.3877162219084853
- Mean Citation Score: 373.296488
- Max Citation Score: 539.0346
- Similarity Product: 520.2235081686615

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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