Modular Food Elevation and Storage Systems
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Summary of the Inventive Concept
Next-generation food elevating platforms that integrate modular design, advanced materials, and automation to revolutionize food storage and preservation.
Background and Problem Solved
The original food elevating platform patent, while innovative, has limitations in terms of adjustability, customization, and adaptability to different food types and storage containers. The new inventive concept addresses these limitations by introducing modular, self-stabilizing, smart, hybrid, and shape-memory alloy-based platforms that elevate food above liquids, providing unparalleled flexibility and performance.
Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept
The new inventive concept encompasses a range of modular food elevating systems, including self-stabilizing platforms with buoyant material-based frames, smart platforms with sensor-equipped frames and automated wing deployment, hybrid platforms integrating thermoelectric cooling and ventilation control, and shape-memory alloy-based platforms with adaptive frames and self-locking mechanisms. These platforms feature interchangeable mesh screens with adjustable mesh sizes and material properties, ensuring customized solutions for various food types and storage containers. The modular design enables users to assemble and disassemble the platforms for tailored food elevation and storage solutions.
Novelty and Inventive Step
The new claims introduce a paradigm shift in food elevating technology by incorporating advanced materials, automation, and modular design. The inventive step lies in the integration of these features to create a new generation of food elevating platforms that surpass the limitations of the original patent.
Alternative Embodiments and Variations
Alternative embodiments of the inventive concept may include platforms with integrated sensors for real-time food quality monitoring, platforms with adjustable mesh screens for customized food storage, or platforms with interchangeable container interfaces for universal compatibility.
Potential Commercial Applications and Market
The new inventive concept has vast commercial potential in the food storage and preservation industry, targeting applications in household kitchens, commercial food service, and industrial food processing. The modular design and advanced features of the platforms will appeal to consumers seeking customizable, high-performance food storage solutions.
CPC Classifications
| Section | Class | Group |
|---|---|---|
| A | A47 | A47J19/005 |
| B | B65 | B65D81/262 |
Section 103 Obviousness Analysis (PHOSITA)
Field of Art
Food storage and container technology, specifically platforms for elevating food items within containers, involving materials engineering, mechanical design, and food preservation systems
Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile
A mechanical engineer or industrial designer with expertise in food storage solutions, materials science, and container design, familiar with modular product development and adaptive engineering principles
Obviousness Rationale
A person of ordinary skill would recognize that the PTD's variations represent predictable extensions of the source patent's core food elevation platform concept, utilizing known engineering techniques to enhance functionality through modular design, advanced materials, and integrated sensing technologies. The fundamental problem of food elevation remains consistent, with the PTD offering incremental improvements using standard design approaches. These variations would be considered obvious combinations of known techniques within the food storage and platform design domain.
Obvious Combinations & Variations
Original Patent Information
| Patent Number | US 11,857,100 |
|---|---|
| Title | Food elevating platform |