PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15778099
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["324", "207200"]

Abstract:
A magnetic proximity sensor includes first and second spaced wings. Each wing has a protrusion extending outwardly from an edge near or at a corner thereof. The protrusions face each other to provide a narrow gap area. A magnetic assembly secured to each of the wings extends across the gap and is spaced from the protrusions. A magnetic sensor element is disposed at the narrow gap area. The magnetic assembly projects magnetic flux toward the first wing. Magnetic flux passes via the first wing and the protrusion thereof and crosses the narrow gap area to the protrusion of the second wing. The second wing provides a return path for magnetic flux to the magnetic assembly. The magnetic proximity sensor senses decreased magnetic flux when a target approaches.

Claim (Index 16):
A magnetic proximity sensor comprising:\n a first wing having a substantially planar face and a protrusion protruding from an edge; a second wing having a substantially planar face and a protrusion protruding from an edge thereof, the edge of the second wing being spaced from and facing the edge of the first wing to form a gap therebetween, and the protrusions facing each other to provide a narrow gap area between the first wing and the second wing; a magnetic assembly secured to the first wing near or at the edge of the first wing and secured to the second wing near or at the edge of the second wing, and the magnetic assembly being spaced from the narrow gap area, wherein the magnetic assembly extends substantially across the gap and is aligned to project magnetic flux toward the first wing; and a magnetic sensor element disposed near the narrow gap area between the first wing and the second wing, wherein the magnetic assembly projects the magnetic flux toward the first wing, and at least a portion of the magnetic flux passes via the first wing and the protrusion of the first wing across the narrow gap area to the protrusion of the second wing and via the second wing to the magnetic assembly, and wherein the magnetic sensor element senses the magnetic flux to determine when an approaching target approaches the magnetic proximity sensor.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 41.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.22951
- Patent Class: 324.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15916478', '15103695', '12932767', '10779686', '15598062']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.5172025754552949
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.471386641965367
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.5126209821063021
- Mean Citation Score: 161.766692
- Max Citation Score: 167.78535
- Similarity Product: 125.5361686927378

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

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