PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15887638
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-06
Patent Classification: ["600", "586000"]

Abstract:
A new non-invasive tool for cartilage assessment, exercise and sports management, and prevention of osteoarthritis is provided. In various embodiments, cartilage condition is assessed using audible signals from joints. Assessment test results are used to provide feedback regarding joint stress and friction that is related to physiological or pathological loads. Data obtained from audible signals are processed to provide an index that can be interpreted by a user or third parties. The index is useful as a baseline for exercise practices, training routines, wellness programs, or rehabilitation protocols.

Claim (Index 2):
The system of  claim 1 , the method further comprising:\n capturing the audio via a contact microphone substantially in contact with the exterior of a human knee.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 14.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.41429
- Patent Class: 600.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14971215', '15628428', '15267886', '16065434', '15495536']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.4426009950546664
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4617914497875967
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.4445200405279595
- Mean Citation Score: 131.798201
- Max Citation Score: 136.71708999999998
- Similarity Product: 95.78774561512589

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

Dataset: test