Expanding Physiological Sensor Technology to New Industries
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Summary of the Inventive Concept
This inventive concept leverages the core technology of ensuring constant pressure of a physiological sensor against a subject to pioneer new applications in livestock health monitoring, crop yield optimization, water quality monitoring, structural failure prediction, and athletic performance optimization.
Background and Problem Solved
The original patent addressed the issue of ensuring constant pressure of a physiological sensor against a human subject. However, this limitation restricts the technology's potential to other industries where physiological sensors can be applied. This inventive concept solves the problem of adapting the core technology to entirely new industries, fields, or problems.
Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept
The new claims introduce novel applications of the constant pressure physiological sensor technology. For instance, claim 1 applies the technology to monitor livestock health, claim 2 optimizes crop yields by measuring plant physiological responses, claim 3 monitors water quality through aquatic organism physiological responses, claim 4 predicts structural failures in buildings by analyzing material physiological responses, and claim 5 monitors athletic performance through wearable devices. Each application involves adapting the sensor technology to new environments and subjects, ensuring constant pressure to obtain accurate physiological data.
Novelty and Inventive Step
The new claims exhibit novelty and inventive step by expanding the original patent's scope to new industries, subjects, and applications. The adaptation of the constant pressure physiological sensor technology to these new areas is non-obvious and provides a significant improvement over existing solutions.
Alternative Embodiments and Variations
Alternative embodiments may include adapting the sensor technology to other industries, such as environmental monitoring, industrial process control, or veterinary medicine. Variations may involve different sensor types, data analytics approaches, or communication protocols to suit specific application requirements.
Potential Commercial Applications and Market
The inventive concept has significant commercial potential in various industries, including agriculture, construction, sports, and environmental monitoring. The market for physiological sensor technology is expected to grow substantially as these new applications are developed and implemented.
Section 103 Obviousness Analysis (PHOSITA)
Field of Art
Biomedical and wearable sensor technologies, focusing on physiological monitoring systems with adaptive pressure mechanisms for consistent data collection across different biological interfaces
Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile
An engineer with expertise in sensor design, biomedical instrumentation, and adaptive sensing technologies, capable of translating core sensing principles across different application domains
Obviousness Rationale
A person having ordinary skill would recognize that the constant pressure sensing mechanism disclosed in the source patent represents a generalizable technology applicable to multiple domains. The fundamental principle of maintaining consistent sensor-subject interface pressure is transferable across different contexts, making the PTD's industry-specific variations predictable extensions of the original patent's core technological concept.
Obvious Combinations & Variations
Original Patent Information
| Patent Number | US 11,857,297 |
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| Title | Systems, apparatuses, and methods for ensuring constant pressure of a physiological sensor against a subject |
| Assignee(s) | Tula Health Inc |