PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15979082
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["324", "754030"]

Abstract:
A latch assembly comprising: a latch operable to adopt a latched condition and an unlatched condition; a magnet imparting a magnetic field; a sensor adapted to sense the magnetic field; the latch, magnet and sensor being configured such that a change in the condition of the latch effects a variance in the magnetic field sensed by the sensor to distinguish between the latched condition and the unlatched condition, wherein the latch includes a latch member that is moveable relative to both the sensor and the magnet when the latch changes from the unlatched condition to the latched condition and the proximity of the latch member to the magnet changes the strength of the magnetic field sensed by the sensor.

Claim (Index 19):
A method for distinguishing a latched condition and an unlatched condition of a latch assembly, said method comprising:\n providing a latch operable to adopt a latched condition and an unlatched condition; providing a sensor adapted for sensing a magnetic field imparted by a magnet, wherein the latch, magnet and sensor being configured such that a change in the condition of the latch effects a variance in the magnetic field sensed by the sensor; moving a latch member relatively to a magnet and sensor to adopt a latched condition and an unlatched condition; measuring a plurality of readings of the magnetic field in the latched condition and the unlatched condition; storing the plurality of magnetic field readings in the latched condition and the unlatched condition; and analysing the variance in the magnetic field and to distinguish between the latched condition and the unlatched condition.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.52
- Patent Class: 324.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['14768671', '14768464', '14477515', '12322860', '13012233']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.5718469430948697
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.528349097369894
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.5674971585223723
- Mean Citation Score: 272.72517600000003
- Max Citation Score: 377.29697
- Similarity Product: 352.87517112477724

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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