PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16078713
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-08
Publication Date: 2019-03
Patent Classification: ["385", "078000"]

Abstract:
A multi-tiered optical assembly includes a ferrule body having a mating face, a rear face, and a pair of spaced apart sidewalls, with the mating face, the rear face, and the sidewalls defining an opening. The ferrule body further includes a first support level, and a second support level, with the second support level being vertically spaced from the first support level. First and second flexible optical waveguide members each include at least one waveguide. The first waveguide member is disposed at the first support level and extends between the mating face and the rear face, and the second waveguide member is disposed at the second support level and extends between the mating face and the rear face.

Claim (Index 15):
A method of forming a multi-tiered optical assembly comprising:\n providing a ferrule body having a mating face, a rear face, a pair of spaced apart sidewalls, the mating face, the rear face, and the sidewalk defining an opening, a first support level, and a second support level, the second support level being vertically spaced from the first support level and vertically spaced from the lower surface of the opening; providing first and second flexible optical waveguide members, each waveguide member including at least one waveguide and a mating edge; positioning the first waveguide member at the first support level and between the mating face and the rear face; positioning the second waveguide member at the second support level and between the mating face and the rear face; engaging the first waveguide member adjacent the mating edge thereof to align the at least one waveguide of the first waveguide member relative to the mating face of the ferrule body; engaging the second waveguide member adjacent the mating edge thereof to align the at least one waveguide of the second waveguide member relative to the mating face of the ferrule body; and securing the first waveguide member and the second waveguide member to the ferrule body.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 19.0
- Percentile: 96.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.70833
- Patent Class: 385.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14761441', '15224795', '14234342', '15919550', '11139734']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8086980615441082
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.48840298489661
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7766685538793584
- Mean Citation Score: 204.6959
- Max Citation Score: 228.835
- Similarity Product: 170.89486581981183

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

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