Published Technical Disclosure Archive

Intelligent Wok Assembly System with Synergistic Combinations

Publication ID: 24-11857108_0003_PTD
Published: November 07, 2025
Category:Synergistic Combinations

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Intelligent Wok Assembly System with Synergistic Combinations,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11857108_0003_PTD, Published November 07, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11857108_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. 11,857,108.

Summary of the Inventive Concept

An innovative wok assembly system that integrates AI, IoT, blockchain, and novel materials to revolutionize cooking experiences, enhancing efficiency, safety, and culinary creativity.

Background and Problem Solved

The original patent's flange assembly for quick wok replacement, while effective, has limitations in terms of cooking optimization, user experience, and data sharing. The new inventive concept addresses these limitations by incorporating distinct technologies to create a more powerful and connected cooking system.

Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept

The intelligent wok assembly system comprises a flange assembly, a wok, a heating device, a bracket, a driving device, and an AI-powered cooking control system. The AI-powered system optimizes cooking parameters based on real-time sensor data and user preferences, ensuring perfect dishes every time. The system can be integrated with a blockchain-based recipe sharing platform, enabling secure and transparent sharing of recipes and cooking techniques. Additionally, IoT-enabled sensors monitor cooking conditions, providing real-time feedback to the user. The system can also incorporate a novel nanomaterial-based non-stick coating, enhancing food release and reducing cooking time. Furthermore, the system can be modular, with a detachable AI-powered cooking module providing real-time cooking guidance and recipe suggestions.

Novelty and Inventive Step

The new inventive concept's novelty lies in the synergistic combination of AI, IoT, blockchain, and novel materials with the original flange assembly, creating a more powerful and connected cooking system. The inventive step is the integration of these distinct technologies to achieve a more efficient, safe, and creative cooking experience.

Alternative Embodiments and Variations

Alternative embodiments may include varying the type of AI-powered cooking control system, using different IoT-enabled sensors, or incorporating other novel materials for the non-stick coating. Variations may also include different modular configurations, such as a detachable heating device or a separate AI-powered cooking module for specific cooking tasks.

Potential Commercial Applications and Market

The intelligent wok assembly system has vast commercial potential in the smart kitchen appliance industry, targeting health-conscious consumers, professional chefs, and food enthusiasts. The system's ability to optimize cooking parameters, share recipes, and provide real-time feedback makes it an attractive solution for the growing demand for connected and efficient cooking experiences.

CPC Classifications

SectionClassGroup
A A47 A47J36/34
A A47 A47J27/002
A A47 A47J27/004
F F16 F16L23/08

Field of Art

Intelligent kitchen appliances and cooking systems, with expertise in mechanical design, thermal engineering, and smart device integration, focusing on wok assemblies and cooking apparatus

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A mechanical engineer with advanced knowledge of kitchen appliance design, familiar with IoT technologies, materials science, and emerging cooking system innovations, possessing skills in mechanical coupling mechanisms, sensor integration, and adaptive control systems

Obviousness Rationale

A PHOSITA would recognize that the PTD's integration of AI, IoT, and blockchain technologies represents predictable extensions of existing wok assembly systems, leveraging known computational techniques to enhance a mechanical cooking device. The modular approach and sensor-based optimization are logical progressions from the source patent's quick-replacement flange design, applying standard engineering problem-solving techniques to improve cooking functionality. The technical variations demonstrate incremental improvements using well-established technological integration strategies.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element
Detachable flange assembly with clamping mechanism for quick wok replacement
PTD Variation
Modular cooking system with detachable AI-powered cooking module
Obviousness Reasoning
A PHOSITA would find the modular design extension obvious, as modularity is a standard design approach in mechanical systems, and the source patent already demonstrates a modular quick-replacement concept
Source Patent Element
Rotating wok connected to a driving device
PTD Variation
IoT-enabled sensors monitoring cooking conditions and providing real-time feedback
Obviousness Reasoning
Integrating sensors into existing mechanical systems is a predictable solution for enhancing device functionality, representing a known technique for improving user interaction and performance monitoring
Source Patent Element
Intelligent household appliance design
PTD Variation
AI-powered cooking control system optimizing cooking parameters
Obviousness Reasoning
Applying computational intelligence to mechanical cooking systems is a standard engineering approach, with predictable results of improved user experience and cooking precision
Source Patent Element
Wok assembly with mechanical coupling mechanisms
PTD Variation
Blockchain-based recipe sharing platform integrated with cooking system
Obviousness Reasoning
Extending mechanical systems with digital information sharing is a logical technological progression, representing a finite and predictable solution for enhancing user connectivity
Source Patent Element
Cooking machine with rotational capabilities
PTD Variation
Nanomaterial-based non-stick coating enhancing food release and cooking efficiency
Obviousness Reasoning
Material science improvements in cooking surfaces are a predictable design choice, representing standard engineering optimization of existing technological systems
35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on the teachings of US Patent 11857108 and the disclosed technical variations, a person having ordinary skill in the art would find the claimed innovations obvious, as they represent predictable combinations of known technological elements applied to an existing wok assembly system. The incremental improvements demonstrate standard engineering problem-solving techniques and do not rise to the level of non-obvious technological advancement.

Original Patent Information

Patent NumberUS 11,857,108
TitleFlange assembly for achieving quick replacement of a wok and wok assembly device
Assignee(s)SHANGHAI AICAN ROBOT (GROUP) CO., LTD.