PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16209901
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-12
Publication Date: 2019-04
Patent Classification: ["385", "072000"]

Abstract:
A fiber optic plug, suitable for multi-core fiber (MCF), is structured to hold satellite cores of the MCF in a precise angular positions so as to attain suitable alignment with satellite cores of a mating connector. The plug includes features to permit a ferrule holding the MCF to move longitudinally relative to the connector's housing, so that a spring may control a mating force to an abutting ferrule of a mating connector. The ferrule may be held by ferrule barrel having splines projecting away from an outer peripheral surface. The splines may slide longitudinally within notches of the connector housing or a strength member attached to the connector housing. The notches and splines have a tight tolerance, so that the satellite cores remain in a desired, set angular position.

Claim (Index 11):
A multi-core fiber connector comprising:\n a ferrule; a multi-core fiber secured within said ferrule; a ferrule barrel surrounding at least a portion of said ferrule, said ferrule barrel including one of a spline or a notch; a strength member to a rear of said ferrule barrel, said strength member including the other of a spline or a notch, so that said spline or notch of said ferrule barrel can move within said spline or notch of said strength member in a first direction, which is substantially parallel to an extension direction of said ferrule; and a connector housing having a rectangular cross section with an inner cavity to a front of said ferrule barrel and receiving said ferrule barrel and at least a portion of said strength member, wherein said strength member is attached directly or indirectly to said connector housing such that said spline or notch of said strength member and said spline or notch of said ferrule barrel are generally aligned to one of four corners of said rectangular cross section of said connector housing.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 31.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.84416
- Patent Class: 385.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15582768', '14303551', '15006649', '14161792', '15829917']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8198963538820061
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5907895457785096
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7969856730716565
- Mean Citation Score: 381.952246
- Max Citation Score: 503.36246
- Similarity Product: 446.1720158984256

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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