PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15946177
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2019-10
Patent Classification: ["250", "305000"]

Abstract:
Adjustable resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy methods and apparatus are disclosed herein. An example method includes operating an electron microscope in a first state, the first state including operating a source of the electron microscope at a first temperature, obtaining, by the electron microscope, a first EELS spectrum of a sample at a first resolution, the first resolution based on the first temperature, operating the electron microscope in a second state, the second state including operating the source of the electron microscope at a second temperature, the second temperature different than the first temperature, and obtaining, by the electron microscope, a second EELS spectrum of the sample at a second resolution, the second resolution based on the second temperature, wherein the second resolution is different than the first resolution.

Claim (Index 11):
An electron microscope comprising:\n a source coupled to produce an electron beam; an illuminator coupled to direct the electron beam to irradiate a specimen, the illuminator including a monochromator coupled to affect an energy spread of the electron beam; an imaging system coupled to receive a flux of electrons transmitted through the specimen and direct the flux of electrons to a sensing device after having been transmitted through the specimen; and a controller at least coupled to the source and the imaging system, the controller is programmed to automatically:\n adjust the source to a first temperature, and obtain a first EELS spectrum of the sample at a first resolution, the first resolution based on the first temperature; and \n adjust the source to a second temperature, and obtain a second EELS spectrum of the sample at a second resolution, the second resolution based on the second temperature, and wherein the second resolution is different than the first resolution.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 20.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 3.34884
- Patent Class: 250.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14844778', '15072929', '12575285', '15230667', '13182992']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6894054143365005
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4712809535281618
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6675929682556666
- Mean Citation Score: 165.52032000000003
- Max Citation Score: 187.86903
- Similarity Product: 145.38228535872818

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

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