PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15973425
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["084", "644000"]

Abstract:
A musical instrument connection and extension system that easily and quickly connects back and front stage equipment, for example, musical amplification, effects pedals, rack mounted effects systems and components, wireless connectivity and power distribution for use with musical instruments.

Claim (Index 19):
A single cable method for providing power and signal connection between a plurality of front and back sound stage music equipment, comprising:\n forming a front stage housing, supporting signal and power connection to a plurality of sound stage music equipment; disposing at least one plurality of signal sockets on an exterior of the front stage housing for connection to the plurality of sound stage music equipment, the at least one plurality of signal sockets adapted to provide connection to front stage music equipment for one or more amplifier instrument-in signals, one or more instrument-in signals, and a one or more foot switch signals; disposing at least one power socket on the exterior of the housing, adapted to provide input power; disposing at least one aggregate, multi-pin wiring connector, having a cable side and front stage side, onto the exterior of the front stage housing, the front stage side of the at least one aggregate connector having a plurality of electrical contacts interior to the front stage housing, designated for connection to the one or more amplifier instrument-in signals, one or more instrument-in signals, one or more foot switch signals, and to the input power, wherein the cable side of the at least one aggregate connector is adapted to be removably connected to a single shielded, multi-conductor cable; connecting a single cable to the at least one aggregate connector, the cable having a front stage end and a back stage end, the front stage end having at least one connector adapted to removably mate the at least one aggregate connectors, wherein the cable contains shielded multi-electrical conductors for signal and power transmission; and providing at least one of a regulated DC power and regulated AC power through the cable to supply power to the front stage music equipment, wherein the method enables power and signals between the front and back sound stage music equipment to be conveyed by a single cable connection.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 2.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.36364
- Patent Class: 84.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15028390', '15913489', '12221745', '14030927', '15817748']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.5415861250203569
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5496703880822966
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.5423945513265508
- Mean Citation Score: 213.237108
- Max Citation Score: 421.94992
- Similarity Product: 355.3471257137681

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