PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15762281
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2019-01
Patent Classification: ["385", "055000"]

Abstract:
Fiber connecting devices ( 100 ) are described that include a mechanical element ( 160 ) that may be opened and closed a plurality of times using an actuation mechanism ( 150, 150 ′), where the mechanism ( 150, 150 ′) allows for securing of the glass portions ( 56, 56 ′) of two optical fibers ( 50, 50 ′) at the same or different times, and allows for connection of the optical fibers ( 50, 50 ′). Methods of connecting two optical fibers ( 50, 50 ′) using such a device ( 100 ) are also described.

Claim (Index 6):
The device of  claim 2 , wherein the optical fiber connecting device comprises a first mechanical element and a second mechanical element wherein the fiber stub extends partially into each of the first and second mechanical elements and wherein the bare glass portion of the first optical fiber connects to the first end of the fiber stub in the first mechanical element and the bare glass portion of the second optical fiber connects to the second end of the fiber stub in the second mechanical element.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 31.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.23529
- Patent Class: 385.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15762261', '15762247', '11888191', '15522183', '15785626']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8087420351607039
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5174289926237668
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7796107309070102
- Mean Citation Score: 245.64182800000003
- Max Citation Score: 307.73108
- Similarity Product: 254.4690680440426

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

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