PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15879039
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-05
Patent Classification: ["385", "115000"]

Abstract:
A flexible lightguide having at least one fused fiberoptic end secured within an end fitting with a layer of cushioning material sandwiched between the fused fiberoptic end and end fitting. The layer of cushioning material accommodates the differences in thermal expansion and contraction of the fused fiberoptic end and end fitting to prevent damage to the fused fiberoptic end such as during multiple cycling in an autoclave. As one example, the layer of cushioning material may be provided by wrapping the fused fiberoptic end with PTFE tape, thread seal tape, or the like.

Claim (Index 2):
A lightguide according to  claim 1 , wherein the fibers are glass fibers and the end fitting is made of metal.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 29.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.8
- Patent Class: 385.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14792709', '13672284', '11172402', '10082290', '15368721']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.803649537884607
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5179647341997475
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7750810575161211
- Mean Citation Score: 163.25315600000005
- Max Citation Score: 278.0895
- Similarity Product: 182.1206683757901

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