PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16013259
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-06
Publication Date: 2018-12
Patent Classification: ["362", "520000"]

Abstract:
A light system is provided for use in a rearview mirror assembly. A printed circuit board (PCB) includes a first side and a second side. A light source is configured to direct light in a first direction parallel with a planar extent of the PCB. A first optical element is coupled to the first side. A collection optic is configured to direct light received from the light source. A reflector optic is in optical communication with the collection optic and is configured to reflect light received from the collection optic. A plurality of light steering areas are configured to steer light propagating in the first optical element. A second optical element is coupled to the second side and is in optical communication with the first optical element. The second optical element is configured to diffuse light received from the first optical element to illuminate an indicia.

Claim (Index 17):
A light system for use in a rearview mirror assembly, comprising:\n a printed circuit board; a light source proximate the printed circuit board directing light in a first direction; a first optical element operably coupled to the printed circuit board and having:\n a collection optic that directs light received from the light source; \n an output surface including a light spreading optic; and \n a plurality of light steering areas that steer light propagating in the first optical element, wherein light steered from each of the plurality of light steering areas exits the first optical element via the output surface and wherein the plurality of light steering areas increase in size as a distance from the light source increases; and \n a second optical element in optical communication with the first optical element, wherein the second optical element includes indicia that is illuminated by the light source.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.80357
- Patent Class: 362.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14142011', '14706109', '13396156', '14939688', '15352504']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.854919779854108
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4848056503542377
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.817908366904121
- Mean Citation Score: 204.285388
- Max Citation Score: 280.67358
- Similarity Product: 256.7001624285114

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