Claims Visualizer: Prior Art Matrix (Step 2)

Click "2. Prior Art Matrix" in the Claims Visualizer tabs. The matrix shows a grid with claims as rows and prior art references as columns. Each cell indicates whether that reference teaches the corresponding claim element.

Each cell in the matrix uses color-coded indicators. Green means the reference clearly teaches the element. Yellow means partial or arguable teaching. Red means the reference does not teach the element. Empty cells mean no mapping was found.

At the bottom of each reference column, a coverage bar shows the overall percentage of claim elements that the reference teaches. A reference with 90% coverage is strong prior art. A reference with 30% coverage has significant gaps.

References cited by the examiner in the Office Action are labeled with an examiner badge. Abigail may also surface additional references from the IDS or prior art library that are relevant to the claim elements.

Click any cell in the matrix to open the Prior Art Comparator panel. This shows the specific claim element text side-by-side with the cited passage from the reference. The relevant portions are highlighted.

Use the claim selector at the top to focus on a specific claim. The matrix filters to show only the elements and references relevant to that claim. This is useful when you want to focus your argument strategy on one claim at a time.

The most powerful use of the matrix is identifying elements that no reference teaches. These gaps are your strongest arguments. Red cells across all references for an element mean the examiner cannot establish that limitation from the cited art.