AI-Enhanced Fermented Animal Feed Production System

Publication ID: 24-11856969_0003_PTD

Published: October 27, 2025

Category:Synergistic Combinations

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “AI-Enhanced Fermented Animal Feed Production System,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11856969_0003_PTD, Published October 27, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11856969_0003_PTD

This technical disclosure describes improvements that would be readily apparent to a Person Having Ordinary Skill In The Art (PHOSITA) when considered in combination with the foundational architecture disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 11,856,969.

Background and Problem Solved

The original patent addressed the production of solidified fermented animal feed, but it lacked the integration of advanced technologies to optimize and customize the process. The new invention addresses this limitation by combining the patented invention with AI, IoT, blockchain, and new materials to create a more powerful system.

Novelty and Inventive Step

The new claims introduce the integration of AI, IoT, blockchain, and new materials with the original patented invention, providing a non-obvious and novel solution for animal feed production. The combination of these technologies enables customization, optimization, and sustainability, which is not achievable with the original patent alone.

Alternative Embodiments and Variations

Alternative embodiments include using different AI algorithms, IoT sensor configurations, or blockchain platforms. Variations may involve integrating the system with existing farm management software or using different types of recycled materials for the novel calcium source.

Potential Commercial Applications and Market

The invention has significant commercial potential in the animal feed industry, particularly in dairy and livestock farming. The system's ability to customize feed production, predict disease outbreaks, and ensure authenticity and provenance will appeal to farmers and feed manufacturers seeking to improve efficiency, sustainability, and animal health.

CPC Classifications

Section	Class	Group
A	A23	A23K20/105
A	A23	A23K10/20
C	C07	C07C59/08
C	C07	C07B2200/13

Section 103 Obviousness Analysis (PHOSITA)

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Field of Art

Animal nutrition, food processing, and agricultural biotechnology with expertise in fermentation technologies, dairy science, and advanced data analytics for agricultural systems

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A professional with advanced degrees in food science, agricultural engineering, or biotechnology, possessing knowledge of fermentation processes, nutritional optimization, and emerging digital technologies for agricultural applications

Obviousness Rationale

A PHOSITA would recognize that integrating digital technologies like AI, IoT, and blockchain with existing fermentation and animal feed production methods represents a predictable application of known technological solutions to enhance monitoring, customization, and optimization of existing processes. The fundamental scientific principles underlying fermented animal feed production remain consistent, with digital technologies serving as complementary tools for improving existing methodologies. The variations proposed in the PTD represent incremental improvements that would be apparent to a skilled practitioner familiar with both agricultural and digital technology domains.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element

Crystalline calcium lactate composition for animal feed production

PTD Variation

Integrating machine learning algorithms to predict nutritional requirements and optimize feed composition

Obviousness Reasoning

Predictable application of data analytics to existing nutritional science, representing a known technique for improving agricultural production processes

Source Patent Element

Fermented dairy product stabilization methods

PTD Variation

Implementing IoT sensors for real-time environmental condition monitoring during fermentation

Obviousness Reasoning

Applying standard industrial monitoring technologies to existing fermentation processes, representing a logical extension of quality control techniques

Source Patent Element

Calcium lactate crystalline structure for animal feed

PTD Variation

Using recycled food waste as an alternative calcium source with blockchain-based provenance tracking

Obviousness Reasoning

Utilizing known sustainable material sourcing techniques and traceability technologies, representing a finite set of predictable improvements to existing production methods

Source Patent Element

Fermented animal feed composition for addressing energy balance

PTD Variation

Developing disease outbreak prediction systems using combined machine learning and nutritional monitoring

Obviousness Reasoning

Extending existing nutritional science with predictive analytics, representing a natural technological progression in agricultural health management

35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on the teachings of US Patent 11856969 and the disclosed technological variations, a person having ordinary skill in the art would find the proposed combinations of fermentation technologies with digital monitoring and optimization systems to be obvious extensions of existing scientific knowledge, thereby rendering potential patent claims in this domain anticipated and non-patentable under standard obviousness criteria.

Original Patent Information

Patent Number	US 11,856,969
Title	Compositions and methods for solidified fermented animal feed
Assignee(s)	PACKERLAND WHEY PRODUCTS INC.