PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16124424
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-09
Publication Date: 2019-01
Patent Classification: ["473", "493000"]

Abstract:
Disclosed is system and method for measuring the tension of a tennis net, and, alternatively or in addition, for determining if a service let occurs via the measuring of the net tension. The disclosed embodiments measure a force exerted on the center-strap or the singles stick by the net. In these embodiments, the measured force provides an accurate reflection of the tension of the net.

Claim (Index 11):
A net tension system, comprising:\n a net spanning a playing area, wherein the net is supported by a pair of net posts on opposite sides of the playing area; a connector between the net posts, the net connected to the playing area by way of the connector; a scale measuring a force exerted by the net on the connector; an indicator expressing when a threshold force measured by the scale has been met or exceeded during a short duration using at least one of (1) a vibration force, (2) a light, and (3) a sound, the threshold force being indicative of an impact between a ball and the net; a computing device including a button which, when activated, arms a let detection function, and wherein the indicator is only operable when the button is activated.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 47.0
- Percentile: 97.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.67442
- Patent Class: 473.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15601721', '14646230', '10099532', '14785046', '13068721']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6318622201102301
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.572039179213871
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6258799160205942
- Mean Citation Score: 279.697016
- Max Citation Score: 457.9845
- Similarity Product: 434.1792215083837

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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