PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15992381
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["385", "014000"]

Abstract:
Embodiments are directed to a method of forming an optical coupler system. The method includes forming at least one waveguide over a substrate, and forming a sacrificial optical coupler in a first region over the substrate. The method further includes configuring the sacrificial optical coupler to couple optical signals to or from the at least one waveguide, and forming a v-groove in the first region over the substrate, wherein forming the v-groove includes removing the sacrificial optical coupler from the first region.

Claim (Index 18):
The system of  claim 17 , wherein the v-groove is configured to couple optical signals to or from the at least one waveguide.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 2.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.37838
- Patent Class: 385.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15198053', '15198061', '14874615', '14959186', '13370886']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8447293062108118
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5685074300971494
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8171071185994455
- Mean Citation Score: 324.8223480000001
- Max Citation Score: 468.52005
- Similarity Product: 385.7665170225442

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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