PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16048687
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-07
Publication Date: 2018-12
Patent Classification: ["385", "014000"]

Abstract:
Unlike most MEMS device configurations which simply switch between two positions in many optical devices the state of a MEMS mirror is important in all transition positions. It may determine the characteristics of an optical delay line system and by that an optical coherence tomography system in one application and in another the number of wavelength channels and the dynamic wavelength switching capabilities in the other. The role of the MEMS is essential and it is responsible for altering the paths of the different wavelengths in either device. It would be beneficial to improve the performance of such MEMS and thereby the performance of the optical components and optical systems they form part of. The inventors have established improvements to the design and implementation of such MEMS mirrors as well as optical waveguide technologies to in-plane optical processing as well as the mid infrared for optical spectroscopy.

Claim (Index 8):
The device according to  claim 1 , further comprising\n a linear translational microelectromechanical actuator coupled to the R-MEMS; at least one spring of a plurality of springs; wherein the linear translational microelectromechanical actuator adjusts the size of a gap between the front surface of the platform and the facet of the optical circuit; the MEMS actuator comprises a first non-rotating portion and a second rotating portion; the platform and the second rotating portion of the MEMS actuator are joined solely by the at least one spring of the plurality of springs.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 57.0
- Percentile: 95.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.72727
- Patent Class: 385.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15124259', '15124198', '15504149', '15992632', '15561191']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8315953948185725
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.576198517595656
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8060557070962808
- Mean Citation Score: 339.642078
- Max Citation Score: 506.95572
- Similarity Product: 399.0172714203072

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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