PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15995738
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-06
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["224", "267000"]

Abstract:
Disclosed is a loop suitable for a handheld device. A flexible loop is affixed e.g. via adhesive onto a handheld device protective case and serves as a wrist strap for ease of grabbing and prevents accidental drops of the handheld device. A feature for cleaning the handheld device, such as a piece of microfiber cloth, can be integrated on the loop. None of a handheld device's functionality is impaired. A back strap loop is disclosed for holding a device with one hand. Components are highly customizable in regards to colour, shape, dimension, print, etc., the overall design of which may help a user to make their handheld device unique, particularly as a promotional item.

Claim (Index 24):
A loop apparatus for secure manipulation of a protective case for a handheld device, the protective case including at least one existing opening corresponding to existing features of the handheld device including at least one of an existing main opening for receiving the handheld device, an existing data port opening, an existing speaker opening, an existing camera opening, and an existing other opening, the handheld device having a front side and a back side, the protective case having an inside and an outside, the apparatus comprising:\n a strap having a flat shape of predetermined thickness, width and length thereby delimiting a front side of the strap, a backside of the strap, two ends of the strap, and a middle portion of the strap between the two ends; a manipulative portion of the loop provided in the middle portion of the strap on the outside of the protective case to facilitate manipulation, the manipulative portion further including two folds provided in the middle portion of the strap, each fold configured such that each of the two ends of the strap is passable through the at least one existing opening in the protective case so as to reach the inside of the protective case; and an operative portion of the loop provided in at least one of the two ends of the strap on the inside of the protective case to secure the loop, the operative portion including at least one adhesive layer provided on the at least one of the two ends of the strap, the at least one adhesive layer adherable onto at least one of the inside of the protective case, the back of the handheld device, and one of the front side and backside of the strap; wherein the operative portion of the loop is squeezed between the inside of the protective case and the back side of the handheld device when the handheld device is inserted into the main opening of the protective case thereby securing the loop to the handheld device and protective case while leaving the manipulative portion of the loop at the outside of the protective case to facilitate manipulation of the handheld device and protective case.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 63.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.73333
- Patent Class: 224.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15430472', '13037319', '14246119', '12984712', '10917256']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8424424484990339
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4560668688285261
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8038048905319832
- Mean Citation Score: 164.68914800000005
- Max Citation Score: 179.07738
- Similarity Product: 143.67409795392754

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

Dataset: test