PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16009785
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-06
Publication Date: 2019-12
Patent Classification: ["381", "092000"]

Abstract:
A microphone assembly includes a base that includes a first surface, a second surface and a third surface. The first surface is configured to connect the base to a mounting location in an external environment. The second surface is positioned parallel to the first surface with the third surface positioned therebetween. The third surface defines a curved shape to direct air flow that contacts the third surface in a direction away from the first surface. The microphone assembly also includes a cap disposed over and separated from the base by a gap. The cap includes a domed portion that has a convex shape that curves away from the second surface of the base. The microphone assembly also includes a microphone array that includes a plurality of microphones. The microphone array is disposed within the cap and is configured to receive acoustic signals from the external environment through the gap.

Claim (Index 1):
A microphone assembly comprising:\n a base including a first surface, a second surface and a third surface, the first surface configured to connect the base to a mounting location in an external environment, the second surface positioned parallel to the first surface with the third surface positioned therebetween, wherein the third surface defines an angled or curved shape to direct air flow that contacts the third surface in a direction away from the first surface; a cap disposed over and separated from the base by a gap, the cap including a domed portion, the domed portion having a convex shape that curves away from the second surface of the base; and a microphone array including a plurality of microphones, the microphone array disposed within the cap and configured to receive acoustic signals from the external environment through the gap; a scrim layer connected to the cap and positioned between the microphone array and the gap, the scrim layer configured to minimize or prevent water or other contaminants from contacting the microphone array; a grill connected to the cap on a side of the scrim layer opposite to the microphone array, the grill including one or more openings configured to permit the acoustic signals to pass through the grill to the microphone array; a membrane positioned between the microphone array and the scrim layer, the membrane configured to minimize or prevent water or other contaminants from contacting the microphone array; a foam layer disposed between the membrane and the scrim layer and fixed relative to the cap; and a first pocket and a second pocket located inside the cap, the first pocket defined by a lower surface of the membrane and an upper surface of the foam layer, and the second pocket defined by a lower surface of the foam layer and an upper surface of the scrim layer.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.59016
- Patent Class: 381.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12693726', '13740614', '13283506', '15143207', '10529715']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6824167494260789
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4829253013384751
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6624676046173185
- Mean Citation Score: 171.304866
- Max Citation Score: 175.52443
- Similarity Product: 120.65497762786566

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

Dataset: test