PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15977372
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-12
Patent Classification: ["381", "315000"]

Abstract:
Disclosed herein, among other things, are methods and apparatus for wireless electronics using a MEMS switch fora hearing assistance device. The present application relates to a hearing assistance device configured to be worn by a wearer. The hearing assistance device includes a housing for electronics of the hearing assistance device, including wireless electronics. The wireless electronics include a plurality of radio frequency (RF) MEMS switches, in various embodiments. A hearing assistance processor is adapted to process signals for the wearer of the hearing assistance device. In various embodiments, the hearing assistance device includes an antenna, and a switchable capacitor bank configured for tuning the antenna, the switchable capacitor bank including one or more of the plurality of RF MEMS switches. The plurality of RF MEMS switches include an electrostatically deformed RF MEMS membrane, in an embodiment. Different configurations and approaches are provided.

Claim (Index 1):
A hearing assistance device, comprising:\n a microphone and hearing assistance electronics within a housing configured to be worn by a wearer, wherein the hearing assistance electronics include a hearing assistance processor adapted to process signals from the microphone for the wearer of the hearing assistance device; an antenna: and wireless communication electronics within the housing and electrically connected to the antenna and the hearing assistance processor, the wireless communication electronics including a plurality of radio frequency (RF) MEMS components, wherein at least one of the pluralit of RF MEMS components includes a MEMS switch, wherein at least one of the plurality of RF MEMS components includes a MEMS filter and wherein at least one of the plurality of RF MEMS components includes a MEMS resonator.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.22222
- Patent Class: 381.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14751691', '14559560', '14471085', '12233356', '12388341']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6425059660231891
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5247501844861494
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6307303878694851
- Mean Citation Score: 225.45081
- Max Citation Score: 334.52667
- Similarity Product: 306.2722217099262

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

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