PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16138033
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-09
Publication Date: 2019-01
Patent Classification: ["702", "042000"]

Abstract:
Prism coupling systems and methods for characterizing curved parts are disclosed. A coupling surface of a coupling prism is interfaced to the curved outer surface of the curved part to define a coupling interface. Measurement light is directed through the coupling prism and to the interface, wherein the measurement light has a width of 3 mm or less. TE and TM mode spectra reflected from the interface are digitally captured. These mode spectra are processed to determine at least one characteristic of the curved part, such as the stress profile, compressive stress, depth of layer, refractive index profile and birefringence.

Claim (Index 1):
A method for determining at least one characteristic of a part having a bulk refractive index n s , an outer surface and a near-surface waveguide region defined by an ion-exchanged region having a peak refractive index n O >n s , comprising:\n interfacing a coupling surface of a coupling prism of refractive index n p  to the outer surface through an interfacing fluid of refractive index nf, wherein n p \u2265n f >n s , to define a coupling interface proximate the near-surface waveguide region; directing measurement light from a light source through the coupling prism and to the coupling interface and coupling a portion of the measurement light into TE and TM modes supported by the near-surface waveguide region; digitally capturing TE and TM mode spectra from the measurement light reflected from the coupling interface and defined by the TE and TM modes supported by the near-surface waveguide region; and processing the TE and TM mode spectra to determine the at least one characteristic of the near-surface waveguide region of the part.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 97.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.74603
- Patent Class: 702.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14013481', '14289056', '14794067', '14707431', '14523171']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.2376875378331869
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5571108214968981
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.2696298661995581
- Mean Citation Score: 348.92279799999994
- Max Citation Score: 435.12524
- Similarity Product: 371.1262138665962

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 0
- Claim Label 102: 0
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 0
- Label 101 Adjusted: 0

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