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 22):
A method for monitoring a tension of a securing member comprising:\n providing a sensor device, said sensor device includes a housing, a sensor and circuitry, said housing comprising at least one of: (a) a lower and an upper housing configured to removably attach the sensor device to a portion of the securing member, and (b) a cam latch configured to removably attach the sensor device to a portion of the securing member, said securing member includes a belt, a chain, a rope, a cord, or a strap, said sensor and said circuitry at least partially disposed in the housing, said sensor and said circuitry configured to generate a signal indicative of a tension state of the securing member, said sensor includes a first normally open switch held in a closed state when the securing member has tension above a threshold tension, said signal indicative of said tension state includes a signal indicative of a tension on the securing member that is below said threshold tension; connecting said sensor device to said securing member; activating said sensor device; and, remotely monitoring a status of said sensor device by a wireless device, said sensor device configured to wirelessly transmit said signal to said wireless device when said tension on the securing member that is below said threshold tension.

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): 0.6974134252651162
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4744867689996588
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6751207596385704
- Mean Citation Score: 140.30756200000002
- Max Citation Score: 149.03645
- Similarity Product: 107.12059691582024

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