PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16047948
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-07
Publication Date: 2020-01
Patent Classification: ["434", "236000"]

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to tobacco products, including methodology, devices and compositions, for assisting a smoker to transition from conventional tobacco cigarettes to either e-cigarettes or a tobacco heating device. Provided herein are methodology for switching, along with kits, products and apparatuses. The disclosure also provides methodology for regulating tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase expression, for use in producing cigarettes, reconstituted  cannabis , and other products having reduced Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid.

Claim (Index 46):
A method of transitioning a smoker of conventional cigarettes to an aerosol device, the method comprising:\n providing the smoker a transition kit including a supply of very low nicotine cigarettes, an aerosol device, and information and recommendations for using said cigarettes and aerosol device during a transitional period, wherein the supply of very low nicotine cigarettes equals at least 20 percent of the number of conventional cigarettes the smoker smokes per day multiplied by the number of days in the transitional period, wherein the very low nicotine cigarettes contain equal to or less than 2.0 mg of nicotine per cigarette and at least 5 mg of very-low-THC  cannabis , said very-low-THC  cannabis  contains a collective amount of \u03949-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA) and \u03949-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) equal to or less than 1.25 mg/g, wherein the transitional period is less than 85 days, and wherein the information and recommendations include the following:\n instructions for the smoker to stop smoking conventional cigarettes at a first time point, commencing the transitional period, and after the first time point to smoke the very low nicotine cigarettes from the supply of very low nicotine cigarettes without restriction during the transitional period; \n recommendations or instructions that upon the smoker experiencing a craving for a conventional cigarette, to use the aerosol device without restriction at a second time point; \n recommendations or instructions that after the second time point until the end of the transitional period, the smoker may also smoke the very low nicotine cigarettes without restriction; and \n recommendations or instructions for the smoker to stop smoking the very low nicotine cigarettes at the end of the transitional period and to continue to smoke the aerosol device.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 9.0
- Percentile: 95.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.52941
- Patent Class: 434.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['10568290', '10398534', '14487771', '15580270', '14822105']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.3344184631816814
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5093657379639628
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.3519131906599095
- Mean Citation Score: 278.647222
- Max Citation Score: 310.01453
- Similarity Product: 201.2140798665989

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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