PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16009785
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-06
Publication Date: 2019-12
Patent Classification: ["381", "092000"]

Abstract:
A microphone assembly includes a base that includes a first surface, a second surface and a third surface. The first surface is configured to connect the base to a mounting location in an external environment. The second surface is positioned parallel to the first surface with the third surface positioned therebetween. The third surface defines a curved shape to direct air flow that contacts the third surface in a direction away from the first surface. The microphone assembly also includes a cap disposed over and separated from the base by a gap. The cap includes a domed portion that has a convex shape that curves away from the second surface of the base. The microphone assembly also includes a microphone array that includes a plurality of microphones. The microphone array is disposed within the cap and is configured to receive acoustic signals from the external environment through the gap.

Claim (Index 20):
A microphone assembly for connection to an external panel of an autonomous vehicle, the microphone assembly comprising:\n a round base including a first surface, a second surface and a third surface, the first surface configured to connect the round base to a mounting location in an external environment, the mounting location being the external panel of the autonomous vehicle, the second surface positioned parallel to the first surface with the third surface positioned therebetween, wherein the third surface defines an angled or curved shape to direct air flow that contacts the third surface in a direction away from the first surface; a round cap disposed over and separated from the round base by a gap, the round cap being connected to the round base by at least one support member, the round cap including a base-facing surface and a domed portion, the base-facing surface of the round cap vertically spaced apart from the second surface of the round base to define the gap therebetween, the domed portion having a convex shape that curves away from the second surface of the round base; a microphone array positioned inside a void in the round cap, the microphone array include a microphone substrate and a plurality of microphones, the plurality of microphones including at least three microphones, the at least three microphones connected to the microphone substrate on a side of the microphone substrate opposite to the gap, the microphone substrate defining at least one aperture, wherein the at least three microphones are configured to receive acoustic signals through the gap and the at least one aperture; a membrane comprising a porous or semi-porous material positioned over the at least one aperture of a gap-facing surface of the microphone substrate, the membrane configured to minimize or prevent water or other contaminants from contacting the microphone array; a foam layer positioned adjacent the gap-facing surface of the microphone substrate and being fixed relative to the round cap, the foam layer configured to reduce wind buffeting and noise directed toward the at least three microphones; a scrim layer connected to the round cap, positioned between the microphone array and the gap, and adjacent the foam layer on the base-facing surface of the round cap to cover the void, the scrim layer configured to minimize or prevent water or other contaminants from contacting the microphone array, wherein the membrane is positioned between the microphone array and the scrim layer, and wherein the foam layer is disposed between the membrane and the scrim layer; a grill connected to the base-facing surface of the round cap adjacent the scrim layer and opposite the microphone array, the grill including a border positioned adjacent the peripheral edge of the round cap, a plurality of support bars extending inwardly from the border, and one or more openings configured to permit the acoustic signals to pass through the grill to the microphone array, the grill supporting the scrim layer; and a first pocket and a second pocket located inside the round cap, the first pocket defined by a lower surface of the membrane and an upper surface of the foam layer, and the second pocket defined by a lower surface of the foam layer and an upper surface of the scrim layer.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.59016
- Patent Class: 381.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12693726', '13740614', '13283506', '15143207', '10529715']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6823521399169952
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4832112169321695
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6624380476185127
- Mean Citation Score: 171.304866
- Max Citation Score: 175.52443
- Similarity Product: 120.32562116128445

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

Dataset: test