PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15861571
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-05
Patent Classification: ["362", "606000"]

Abstract:
The disclosed invention provides a flat-shaped lightning device where all the components of the lighting unit are embedded in a single-mold, one-piece securing unit made out of a solid matrix. The lighting unit comprises a diffusing panel, a light guiding panel, a light source, a diffusing sheet and may also comprise a gasket and one or more circuit board. All of the parts, in particular, frames, plates, gaskets, that usually constitute the securing unit are replaced with a single-piece solid matrix obtained through a single operation. The lighting device is totally watertight, no parts can be loosened. The invention also provides a method for manufacturing the preferred embodiment of the invention.

Claim (Index 17):
A method for manufacturing a lighting device comprising:\n (i) providing a lighting unit comprised of a diffusing panel or a liquid crystal display panel or both; a light guiding panel; one or more light-emitting elements disposed along a side-end surface of the light guiding panel that serves as a light-entry portion, each of the plurality of light-emitting elements having a light-emitting surface facing toward the side-end surface of the light guiding panel; a reflective sheet; (ii) placing all the components of the lighting unit into a mold; (iii) filling the mold with a liquid material so all components of the lighting unit are immersed in the liquid material; (iv) Solidifying the liquid material into a solid matrix so all the component are embedded in the solid matrix.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 22.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.75
- Patent Class: 362.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['11319930', '11941344', '12337503', '11629514', '14334467']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.833176867939587
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4699036685743631
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7968495480030646
- Mean Citation Score: 177.94880600000005
- Max Citation Score: 186.70819
- Similarity Product: 139.0657633001417

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

Dataset: test