PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15958760
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["356", "436000"]

Abstract:
Instruments, systems, and methods for measuring optical density of microbiological samples are provided. In particular, optical density instruments providing improved safety, efficiency, comfort, and convenience are provided. Such optical density instruments include a handheld portion and a base station. The optical density instruments may be used in systems and methods for measuring optical density of biological samples.

Claim (Index 12):
A system for measuring optical density of a sample, the system comprising:\n an optical density instrument, the optical density instrument comprising:\n a handheld unit having a top and a bottom and further comprising:\n an optical test platform having an open top configured to receive a first sample tube and a bottom portion positioned within the handheld unit such that the first sample tube extends above the top of the handheld unit when inserted in the optical test platform; \n an emitter positioned within the handheld unit at the bottom portion of the optical test platform such that the emitter is configured to emit light into the cavity, and wherein the emitter is configured to emit light into the first sample tube when the first sample tube is inserted in the optical test platform; \n at least one sensor positioned in optical communication with the emitter via the cavity, such that the at least one sensor is configured to receive the emitted light from the cavity, and such that the at least one sensor is configured to receive light emitted by the emitter and passing through the first sample tube when the first sample tube is inserted in the optical test platform; and \n an illumination light positioned at the bottom portion of the optical test platform and configured to illuminate the cavity such that light emitted by the illumination light is configured to illuminate the first sample tube when the first sample tube is inserted in the optical test platform; and \n \n a base station having at least a handheld unit receiving portion, \n wherein the handheld unit is configured to operably couple to the base station both when the handheld unit engages the handheld unit receiving portion and when the handheld unit is separated from the base station; and \n a computing device comprising a user interface.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 17.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.81081
- Patent Class: 356.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15958771', '10695030', '13774147', '12370331', '10695038']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6475124542970918
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4910589399485429
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.631867102862237
- Mean Citation Score: 166.24975
- Max Citation Score: 213.59671
- Similarity Product: 158.62555377755703

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

Dataset: test