PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15988076
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2019-04
Patent Classification: ["439", "039000"]

Abstract:
A magnetic latching connector for making electrical connections between cables, electrical power and signal sources, equipment and the like in a variety of medical and other applications in which it is desired to have the connection maintained with a predetermined amount of magnetic attractive force. The magnetic latching connector generally includes male and female connector components. The male and female connector components comprise male and female couplings and male and female coupling housings. The male and female coupling housings enclose electrical connections between the male and female couplings and electrical cables. Recessed within the male and female couplings are electrically conductive pins and sockets and male and female magnetic latching elements. When the male and female connector components are coupled, the pins and sockets provide electrical connections and the recessed magnetic latching elements provide a predetermined magnetic attraction force to maintain the connections.

Claim (Index 23):
An electrical connector, comprising:\n a first connector comprising a male coupling having an interior space with a front opening, a plurality of electrically conductive pins within the interior space of the male coupling and extending toward the front opening, a projection within the interior space of the male coupling and extending toward the front opening, and a first magnetic latching element disposed within the projection and facing the front opening; and a second connector comprising a female coupling having an interior space with a front opening, a retaining structure within the female coupling, a plurality of electrically conductive sockets within the interior space of the female coupling, wherein each socket of the plurality of sockets has an opening facing the front opening, a cavity extending into the retaining structure, and a second magnetic latching element disposed within the cavity and facing the front opening; wherein the first and second connectors are adapted to be coupled together with the male coupling of the first connector inserted at least partially within the female coupling of the second connector, the projection of the male coupling extending within the cavity of the female coupling, the plurality of pins extending within the plurality of sockets; and wherein the first and second magnetic latching elements are disposed to produce an attractive magnetic force in a direction to maintain the first and second connectors coupled together; wherein the first and second magnetic latching elements each has a substantially flat face, and wherein the first and second connectors are adapted to be coupled together with the flat faces of the first and second magnetic latching elements in substantial engagement; wherein the first connector has a longitudinal axis and wherein the first magnetic latching element is disposed within the interior space of the male coupling of the first connector substantially coaxially with the longitudinal axis of the first connector; wherein the second connector has a longitudinal axis and wherein the second magnetic latching element is disposed within the interior space of the female coupling of the second connector substantially coaxially with the longitudinal axis of the second connector; wherein the plurality of pins within the interior space of the male coupling of the first connector are disposed radially around the first magnetic latching element; wherein the plurality of sockets within the interior space of the female coupling of the second connector are disposed radially around the second magnetic latching element.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 4.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.375
- Patent Class: 439.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15782997', '16083396', '10865320', '14011733', '14829803']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7307603719311357
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5500590935477618
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7126902440927985
- Mean Citation Score: 275.53453
- Max Citation Score: 419.65207
- Similarity Product: 350.5094472558522

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

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