PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15916685
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2019-09
Patent Classification: ["257", "225000"]

Abstract:
A pixel structure comprises at least one radiation-sensing element, for generating charges when exposed to radiation. The pixel structure includes a first connection arrangement between the at least one radiation-sensing element and a first source follower. The first connection arrangement has a switchable connection to a first reset voltage. At least one second connection arrangement is between the at least one radiation-sensing element and at least one second source follower. The second connection arrangement has a switchable connection to a second reset voltage. The first and at least one second source followers have a common output. The first and second connection arrangements and source followers are configured to provide each a different offset to the common output.

Claim (Index 13):
A method for reading out at least one radiation-sensing element, the method comprising:\n integrating electric charges generated by the at least one radiation-sensing element as a response to impinging radiation, transferring generated charges from the at least one radiation-sensing element to a first source follower via a first connection arrangement comprising said first source follower, overflowing generated charges from the at least one radiation-sensing element to a least one second source follower via at least one second connection arrangement comprising said at least one second source follower, wherein the first and at least one second connection arrangements and source followers are configured to provide each a different offset to a common output, and reading, by means of the first and second source followers, via the common output, an output value indicative of the amount of transferred charges.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 6.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.65957
- Patent Class: 257.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14554327', '15718265', '11317356', '14438212', '14665803']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.9170675915969562
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4965753054205898
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8750183629793196
- Mean Citation Score: 226.655438
- Max Citation Score: 242.65189
- Similarity Product: 174.8514829461324

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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