PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15902397
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-06
Patent Classification: ["131", "290000"]

Abstract:
Methods of modifying the tobacco-specific nitrosamine content of a tobacco material are described herein. One exemplary method comprises contacting a tobacco material with a composition comprising salt, sugar, enzyme, lactic acid bacteria, yeast, or a combination thereof to reduce the total bacterial content; curing the tobacco material; and fermenting the tobacco material in the presence of one or more microorganisms. The method can provide a fermented tobacco material having a tobacco-specific nitrosamine content that is reduced relative to a fermented tobacco material that has not been subjected to the disclosed method steps. In certain embodiments, the tobacco-specific nitrosamine content of the fermented tobacco material is no more than that of the cured tobacco material. Tobacco-containing products including such treated tobacco materials are also provided.

Claim (Index 39):
The method of  claim 1 , further comprising adding one or more components to the fermented tobacco material, wherein the one or more components comprise components selected from the group consisting of salt, preservatives, casing mixtures, and moisture.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.82667
- Patent Class: 131.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13857677', '14870526', '15043177', '15006205', '13442280']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7283887762200378
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5050025620892262
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7060501548069567
- Mean Citation Score: 246.40344
- Max Citation Score: 275.4664
- Similarity Product: 212.41425487136848

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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