PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15879039
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-05
Patent Classification: ["385", "115000"]

Abstract:
A flexible lightguide having at least one fused fiberoptic end secured within an end fitting with a layer of cushioning material sandwiched between the fused fiberoptic end and end fitting. The layer of cushioning material accommodates the differences in thermal expansion and contraction of the fused fiberoptic end and end fitting to prevent damage to the fused fiberoptic end such as during multiple cycling in an autoclave. As one example, the layer of cushioning material may be provided by wrapping the fused fiberoptic end with PTFE tape, thread seal tape, or the like.

Claim (Index 19):
A lightguide according to  claim 1 , wherein the layer of cushioning material is an extruded material or a molded or machined part.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 29.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.8
- Patent Class: 385.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14792709', '13672284', '11172402', '10082290', '15368721']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.803865254162756
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5161649408434245
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7750952228308229
- Mean Citation Score: 163.25315600000005
- Max Citation Score: 278.0895
- Similarity Product: 188.995293101728

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