PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15932751
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["315", "307000"]

Abstract:
A sensor, such as a motion sensor and/or an occupancy sensor, a soft switch relay controller, or a power pack can significantly reduce the in-rush current and thereby extend the life of relays and other electrical components susceptible to damage caused by in-rush current or voltage surges. The sensor, soft switch relay controller, and/or power pack can reduce the in-rush current when enabling or disabling a light source.

Claim (Index 2):
A method of controlling switching of a relay, the method comprising:\n receiving an instruction for turning on a light source; and in response to said receiving,\n outputting a first voltage on a 0-10V driver dimming wire that causes a current passing through a relay to reach a first level, wherein the 0-10V driver dimming wire couples a controller to the light source, and wherein the relay controls whether the light source receives power; \n controlling the relay to close after said outputting the first voltage; and \n outputting a second voltage on the 0-10V driver dimming wire, wherein the second voltage is higher than the first voltage.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.63043
- Patent Class: 315.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15439682', '15387835', '14562452', '15167962', '14813006']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6449312627674361
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4868088200760568
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6291190184982981
- Mean Citation Score: 161.07204199999995
- Max Citation Score: 222.71127
- Similarity Product: 187.64674330099945

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