PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15956404
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["438", "002000"]

Abstract:
Various techniques and apparatus permit fabrication of superconductive circuits and structures, for instance Josephson junctions, which may, for example be useful in quantum computers. For instance, a low magnetic flux noise trilayer structure may be fabricated having a dielectric structure or layer interposed between two elements or layers capable of superconducting. A superconducting via may directly overlie a Josephson junction. A structure, for instance a Josephson junction, may be carried on a planarized dielectric layer. A fin may be employed to remove heat from the structure. A via capable of superconducting may have a width that is less than about 1 micrometer. The structure may be coupled to a resistor, for example by vias and/or a strap connector.

Claim (Index 70):
A method of fabricating a superconducting integrated circuit, the method comprising:\n depositing a dielectric layer to overlie a substrate, the dielectric layer including an exposed upper surface; etching the exposed upper surface of the dielectric layer to form a trench in the dielectric layer, the etching including performing a photolithographic process; depositing a metal layer to overlie the dielectric layer, the metal layer comprising a first and a second portion, the first portion of the metal layer deposited on an unetched portion of the exposed upper surface of the dielectric layer and the second portion of the metal layer deposited in the trench; and planarizing the metal layer to remove at least some of the first portion of the metal layer, wherein depositing a metal layer to overlie the dielectric layer includes depositing a material that superconducts at or below a critical temperature.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 56.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.73684
- Patent Class: 438.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12992049', '15289782', '14589574', '15503367', '14600962']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8733551883819245
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5699868012587033
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8430183496696023
- Mean Citation Score: 417.61082000000016
- Max Citation Score: 484.4324
- Similarity Product: 346.33248278043266

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

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