PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16242171
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-01
Publication Date: 2019-05
Patent Classification: ["385", "096000"]

Abstract:
A micro splice protector for a fusion connection between a pair of optical fibers takes the form of a cylindrical sleeve of dimensions similar to that of the fusion splice itself, with an epoxy material used to encase the fusion splice within the sleeve. The sleeve is formed to exhibit an inner diameter only slightly greater than the outer diameter of the fibers, with the length of the sleeve typically formed to be only slightly longer than the stripped end terminations of the pair of fibers being spliced together. The cylindrical sleeve is formed of a rigid (but lightweight) material. An epoxy is injected into the configuration to fill any gaps between the fusion connection and the inner surface of the sleeve. The result is a relatively stiff fusion splice protector that is small in size and well-suited for use in optical packages where space is at a minimum.

Claim (Index 10):
The protected fusion splice configuration as defined in  claim 9  wherein the length of the cylindrical sleeve is selected to further encase a small extent of non-stripped sections of the first and second optical fibers.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 35.0
- Percentile: 99.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.975
- Patent Class: 385.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15215705', '13245853', '10604161', '16143645', '11447312']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8446165176237118
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5559779102546504
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8157526568868056
- Mean Citation Score: 295.0582040000001
- Max Citation Score: 466.02032
- Similarity Product: 308.07865883163447

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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