PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16022301
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-06
Publication Date: 2019-01
Patent Classification: ["340", "668000"]

Abstract:
A device and method are disclosed for sensing the tension of a securing member and generating a signal indicative of a loose securing member when the tension of the securing member drops below a threshold level. The device can further include features for detection of tampering with either the device itself or the tensioning members.

Claim (Index 20):
A device for monitoring a securing member comprising:\n a housing comprising at least one of: (a) a lower and an upper housing configured to attach the device to the securing member and (b) a cam latch configured to attach the device to the securing member, said securing member includes a belt, a chain, a rope, a cord, or a strap; and, a sensor and circuitry disposed in the housing and being configured to generate a signal indicative of a state of the securing member and a signal indicative of a state of the device, wherein the sensor includes a first normally open switch held in a closed state when the securing member has tension above a threshold, and the signal indicative of the state of the securing member includes a signal indicative of low and/or no tension in the securing member, and wherein the sensor includes a second normally open switch held in a closed state when the device is in an armed position and an open state when the device is in an unarmed position, the signal indicative of the state of the device includes a signal indicative of the device being in the unarmed or armed position.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 10.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.54054
- Patent Class: 340.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15453412', '14159665', '09497244', '15972440', '11112384']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6972488519157337
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4752127755752561
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.675045244281686
- Mean Citation Score: 140.30756200000002
- Max Citation Score: 149.03645
- Similarity Product: 106.4941579752028

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