PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16414338
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-05
Publication Date: 2019-09
Patent Classification: ["398", "115000"]

Abstract:
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a high-directivity directional coupler, and related methods and systems. The high-directivity directional coupler includes a first microstrip and a second microstrip disposed parallel to the first microstrip. The high-directivity directional coupler inherently generates an even mode current and an odd mode current in the second microstrip. The second microstrip provides a linear forward path for conveying the even mode current and a non-linear return path for conveying the odd mode current. The non-linear return path is longer than the linear forward path to compensate for phase velocity difference between the even mode current and the odd mode current. As a result, the odd mode current and the even mode current in the second microstrip can destructively cancel out each other, thus rendering high-directivity without compromising other performance aspects of the high-directivity directional coupler.

Claim (Index 19):
The high-directivity directional coupler of  claim 17 , wherein the non-linear return path is formed along outer edges of the plurality of rectangular-shaped stubs.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 6.0
- Percentile: 100.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.42623
- Patent Class: 398.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15490028', '16195783', '13665124', '11132125', '13910384']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7019819670376986
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.6202463120996423
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.693808401543893
- Mean Citation Score: 375.9406419999999
- Max Citation Score: 574.6487
- Similarity Product: 436.8899479540705

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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