PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16102458
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-08
Publication Date: 2019-02
Patent Classification: ["439", "076100"]

Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided for water resistant connectors. A male connector includes a rib or a draft angle that creates a seal when engaged with a female connector. A male connector includes an overmold that includes or is made of a thermoplastic elastomer. Male or female connectors include molds that include or are made of a thermoplastic polymer, such as polypropylene. A female connector includes spring contacts that fit within individual pockets of the female connector.

Claim (Index 8):
A patient monitor configured to interface one or more noninvasive physiological sensors, the patient monitor comprising:\n a hardware processor configured to process physiological signals to obtain measurements; a display configured to present at least some of the measurements; and a female connector configured to receive the physiological signals from a physiological sensor, the female connector further configured to couple the physiological sensor with the patient monitor, the female connector comprising:\n a rigid frame comprising a plurality of pockets; \n a circuit board disposed within the rigid frame and configured to transmit the physiological signals to the hardware processor; \n a plurality of electrical contacts disposed on the circuit board, each electrical contact of the plurality of electrical contacts disposed within each pocket of the plurality of pockets, the plurality of electrical contacts:\n operative to contact second electrical contacts in a corresponding male connector when the male connector is inserted into the female connector, the male connector coupled to the physiological sensor, and partially exposed to air when the male connector is not inserted into the female connector; \n \n a rigid mold circumferentially surrounding the plurality of electrical contacts and configured to create a water-resistant seal around the plurality of electrical contacts; and \n a detent holder configured to engage with a detent of the male connector.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 53.0
- Percentile: 96.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.72917
- Patent Class: 439.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['16102456', '13399762', '15148494', '14971311', '12248856']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7784985769528359
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5407036353009699
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7547190827876493
- Mean Citation Score: 239.700728
- Max Citation Score: 419.73944000000006
- Similarity Product: 276.65073861277585

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 0
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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