PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15762281
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2019-01
Patent Classification: ["385", "055000"]

Abstract:
Fiber connecting devices ( 100 ) are described that include a mechanical element ( 160 ) that may be opened and closed a plurality of times using an actuation mechanism ( 150, 150 ′), where the mechanism ( 150, 150 ′) allows for securing of the glass portions ( 56, 56 ′) of two optical fibers ( 50, 50 ′) at the same or different times, and allows for connection of the optical fibers ( 50, 50 ′). Methods of connecting two optical fibers ( 50, 50 ′) using such a device ( 100 ) are also described.

Claim (Index 4):
The device of  claim 2 , wherein the mechanical element comprises a first gripping section, a second gripping section, and a fiber stub holding section disposed between the first gripping section and the second gripping section, wherein the fiber stub extends through the fiber stub holding section and partially into the first and second gripping sections and wherein the bare glass portion of the first optical fiber connects to the first end of the fiber stub in the first gripping section and the bare glass portion of the second optical fiber connects to the second end of the fiber stub in the second gripping section.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 31.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.23529
- Patent Class: 385.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15762261', '15762247', '11888191', '15522183', '15785626']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.808599445936602
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5192340291637796
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7796629042593198
- Mean Citation Score: 245.64182800000003
- Max Citation Score: 307.73108
- Similarity Product: 243.31400128343583

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