Prior art

To identify the most relevant prior art for US patent 11188998, I will use the USPTO Patent Public Search tool. The USPTO's Patent Public Search tool is a web-based application that provides access to prior art, including patents and patent application publications.

For each patent citation of US11188998, I will provide the full citation, publication/filing date, a brief description, and which claims it potentially anticipates under 35 U.S.C. § 102. Under 35 U.S.C. § 102, a patent is not granted if the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale, or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.

To begin, I will search for US11188998 in the USPTO database to retrieve its cited prior art. I will then analyze each cited patent to determine its relevance.