PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15919517
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["367", "189000"]

Abstract:
Flextensional transducers and methods of using flextensional transducers. The transducer includes a piezoelectric element and may include at least one endcap coupled with the piezoelectric element. The endcap may have an outer portion formed of a first material and an inner portion formed of a second material having a greater flexibility than the first material. The endcap may be coupled with an annular piezoelectric element near either its outer circumference or its inner circumference. The piezoelectric element may be a planar disk or have a curved bowl-shape. The transducer may be coupled with, and at least partially restrained by, a support structure. The transducer may also be configured to permit light to pass therethrough.

Claim (Index 4):
The flextensional transducer of  claim 2  further comprising:\n a first ring structure positioned in abutting contact with the outer circumference of the piezoelectric element; and \n a second ring structure positioned in abutting contact with the inner circumference of the piezoelectric element, \n wherein the first endcap is directly attached to the first ring structure, the second endcap is directly attached to the second ring structure, and the first ring structure and the second ring structures are configured to radially expand with the piezoelectric element and to transfer mechanical energy from the piezoelectric element to the first endcap and the second endcap.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 55.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.05
- Patent Class: 367.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13222363', '12163071', '12739649', '11269912', '13293846']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.5965400880423878
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4724736110958554
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.5841334403477345
- Mean Citation Score: 210.044368
- Max Citation Score: 220.06238
- Similarity Product: 181.7220440802002

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

Dataset: test