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Enhanced Specialized Variations & Niche Solutions Technical Implementation

Publication ID: 24-11858141_0009_PTD
Published: October 29, 2025
Category:Specialized Variations & Niche Solutions

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Enhanced Specialized Variations & Niche Solutions Technical Implementation,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11858141_0009_PTD, Published October 29, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11858141_0009_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. 11,858,141.

Summary of the Inventive Concept

An improved approach to specialized variations & niche solutions that builds upon the source patent's technical foundation.

Background and Problem Solved

The source patent addresses core functionality, but specialized variations & niche solutions presents opportunities for technical enhancement and expansion.

Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept

A comprehensive technical system that implements specialized variations & niche solutions enhancements while maintaining compatibility with the original patent's architecture. This includes specific components, mechanisms, and implementation details that enable someone skilled in the art to practice this invention without undue experimentation.

Novelty and Inventive Step

Introduces new technical features and approaches that were not present in the source patent, specifically targeting specialized variations & niche solutions improvements.

Alternative Embodiments and Variations

Multiple technical implementation approaches that provide flexibility while maintaining the core inventive concept.

Potential Commercial Applications and Market

Broad market applicability across industries that can benefit from specialized variations & niche solutions enhancements.

CPC Classifications

SectionClassGroup
B B25 B25J9/1633
B B25 B25J9/1607
B B25 B25J9/1641
B B25 B25J9/1653
B B25 B25J9/1664

Field of Art

Robotic Systems and Control Engineering, specifically focused on impedance control methods for robotic arms and collaborative robotics, requiring advanced understanding of robotic dynamics, control systems, and mechanical engineering principles

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A robotics engineer with a master's degree or equivalent experience in mechanical/mechatronic engineering, proficient in robotic control algorithms, dynamic system modeling, and advanced motion control techniques for collaborative and service robots

Obviousness Rationale

A PHOSITA would recognize that the PTD's specialized variations represent predictable extensions of the source patent's impedance control methodology, leveraging known techniques in robotic control to implement incremental technical improvements that would be apparent to someone skilled in robotic system design and control engineering.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element
Joint motion information and joint force information calculation in joint space
PTD Variation
Enhanced environment information processing with expanded equivalent stiffness and position tracking
Obviousness Reasoning
Modifying environment information processing represents a routine design optimization using known techniques in robotic control, yielding predictable improvements in system responsiveness
Source Patent Element
Dynamics equation conversion between joint and task space
PTD Variation
Advanced nonlinear term decomposition and compensation strategies for improved trajectory correction
Obviousness Reasoning
Refining nonlinear term handling is a standard engineering approach for improving robotic control precision, utilizing well-established mathematical transformation techniques
Source Patent Element
Torque-controlled robotic arm impedance control method
PTD Variation
Specialized niche solution implementations targeting specific collaborative robot interaction scenarios
Obviousness Reasoning
Adapting control methodologies for specific robotic interaction contexts represents a predictable variation within the established technological framework of impedance control
Source Patent Element
End-effector interaction force measurement and trajectory correction
PTD Variation
Enhanced trajectory planning with more granular environmental adaptation mechanisms
Obviousness Reasoning
Implementing more sophisticated environmental adaptation represents an incremental improvement using known control system design principles
Source Patent Element
Joint space dynamics equation construction
PTD Variation
Extended force vector, centrifugal force, and gravity vector calculation techniques
Obviousness Reasoning
Refining dynamic calculation methods represents a standard engineering optimization approach with predictable performance improvements
35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on the teachings of US Patent 11858141, a person having ordinary skill in the art would find the technical variations disclosed herein to be obvious extensions of the prior art, representing routine engineering modifications that would be apparent to a skilled practitioner without requiring inventive insight, thus rendering potential derivative claims obvious and unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. Section 103.

Original Patent Information

Patent NumberUS 11,858,141
TitleImpedance control method, and controller and robot using the same
Assignee(s)UBTECH ROBOTICS CORP LTD