PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15968185
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["340", "005830"]

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a dispenser comprising: a) a reclosable opening on, or for fitment on and/or around an opening of, a container having a cavity for receiving at least one unit of a product to be dispensed; b) a controller adapted for controlling the opening of the reclosable opening; c) a receiver adapted for receiving a user authentication signal; d) a power source for powering the controller and receiver; and wherein the dispenser only permits the opening of the reclosable opening upon the receiver receiving a user authentication signal. The invention also relates to a dispensing system, method of dispensing and a kit of parts including such a dispenser. The inventions are particularly suited for dispensing pharmaceutical products to only the intended recipient and also to ensure compliance with dosage regimes.

Claim (Index 1):
A dispensing container comprising:\n a) a cavity for receiving at least one unit of product to be dispensed; b) a base having an aperture adapted to allow at least one unit of product to be dispensed when desired; and c) a controller for controlling the dispensing of at least one unit of product through the aperture in the base in accordance with a dispensing protocol, wherein the dispensing protocol comprises receiving a user authentication signal from a remote device and receiving or assessing whether the user is within the prescribed vicinity of the container, the user authentication signal indicating that an authorised user has been successfully identified by the remote device and wherein the controller only permits the dispensing of at least one unit of product upon receiving the user authentication signal from the remote device and upon determination that the user is within the prescribed vicinity of the container.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 38.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.0
- Patent Class: 340.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['15519778', '11415191', '12775689', '14338337', '12034961']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6612526949647957
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5336274722154024
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6484901726898563
- Mean Citation Score: 202.968844
- Max Citation Score: 350.9818
- Similarity Product: 296.45381728656287

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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