PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15956483
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["385", "127000"]

Abstract:
A biocompatible and biodegradable polymeric step-index optical fiber includes a core and a cladding around the core. The core is made from a core material fabricated by bonding a citric acid and at least a first monomer using a synthesis process. The cladding is made from a cladding material fabricated by bonding the citric acid and at least a second monomer using the synthesis process. The core has a refractive index higher than that of the cladding, while a difference between an initial modulus of the core and the cladding is preferably less than 30% and a difference between the biodegradation rates of the core and cladding is preferably less than 30% after about 4 weeks. Optical properties of the core and cladding are tunable by adjusting monomer ratios, choices of monomers or cross-linking degrees.

Claim (Index 1):
A biocompatible and biodegradable polymeric step-index optical fiber, comprising:\n at least one core made from at least one core material, the at least one core material comprising a first polymeric material having a citric acid bonded with at least a first monomer, the core having an initial modulus and a biodegradation rate; and at least one cladding around the at least one core, the at least one cladding made from at least one cladding material, the at least one cladding material comprising a second polymeric material having the citric acid bonded with at least a second monomer, the at least second monomer being different from the at least first monomer, the cladding having an initial modulus and a biodegradation rate; wherein the core has a refractive index higher than that of the cladding; wherein a difference between the initial modulus of the core and the cladding is less than a predetermined threshold and a difference between the biodegradation rates of the core and cladding is less than a predetermined threshold; and wherein optical properties of the core and cladding are tunable by adjusting monomer ratios, choices of monomers or cross-linking degrees.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 32.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.11765
- Patent Class: 385.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14919195', '12784594', '13201685', '12991409', '11937771']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8167078399980828
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4909978877888752
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7841368447771621
- Mean Citation Score: 204.989502
- Max Citation Score: 212.61873
- Similarity Product: 146.3175052863496

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

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