PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15910604
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2019-09
Patent Classification: ["073", "775000"]

Abstract:
This invention relates to a microelectromechanical device for mechanical characterization of a specimen. In one embodiment the device may incorporate a substrate, at least one first flexure bearing and at least one second flexure bearing, both being supported on the substrate. First and second movable shuttles may be used which are supported above the substrate by the flexure bearings so that each is free to move linearly relative to the substrate. Ends of the movable shuttles are separated by a gap. A thermal actuator may be connected to one end of the first movable shuttle, and operates to cause the first movable shuttle to move in a direction parallel to the surface of the substrate in response to a signal applied to the thermal actuator. A first capacitive sensor may be formed between the first movable shuttle and the substrate, and a second capacitive sensor formed between the second movable shuttle and the substrate.

Claim (Index 22):
A method for forming a device able to perform mechanical characterization of submicron features of a specimen material, the method comprising:\n supporting a first conductive, movable shuttle above a substrate using a thermal actuator and at least one first flexure bearing; supporting a second conductive, movable shuttle above the substrate using at least one second flexure bearing; arranging distal ends of the first and second movable shuttles adjacent one another to enable the specimen material to be applied to, and to bridge the distal ends; arranging a thermal actuator in contact with the first movable shuttle to cause linear movement of the first movable shuttle when a signal is applied to the thermal actuator, and thus to apply at least one of a tensile stress and a compressive stress to the specimen material, an entirety of each of the first and second movable shuttles forming separate, single layer monolithic units; arranging a capacitive sensing subsystem adjacent the first and second movable shuttles, such that a displacement of both of the first and second movable shuttles is detectable for subsequent analysis; and wherein the specimen material is directly formed on or secured to the distal ends to bridge a gap formed between the distal ends of the first movable shuttle and the second movable shuttle, such that the specimen material is rigidly affixed to the distal ends of the first and second movable shuttles.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 35.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.27778
- Patent Class: 73.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13506103', '14098781', '14218970', '12172323', '12607550']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6331747436258227
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4911969938113861
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.618976968644379
- Mean Citation Score: 165.84983599999995
- Max Citation Score: 217.0862
- Similarity Product: 163.82857713975906

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

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