Enhanced Synergistic Combinations Technical Implementation

Publication ID: 24-11858145_0008_PTD

Published: October 29, 2025

Category:Synergistic Combinations

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Enhanced Synergistic Combinations Technical Implementation,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11858145_0008_PTD, Published October 29, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11858145_0008_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. 11,858,145.

Summary of the Inventive Concept

An improved approach to synergistic combinations that builds upon the source patent's technical foundation.

Background and Problem Solved

The source patent addresses core functionality, but synergistic combinations presents opportunities for technical enhancement and expansion.

Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept

A comprehensive technical system that implements synergistic combinations 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 synergistic combinations 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 synergistic combinations enhancements.

CPC Classifications

Section	Class	Group
B	B25	B25J9/1664
B	B25	B25J9/161
B	B25	B25J13/006
B	B25	B25J13/087
B	B65	B65D88/08
B	B65	B65D88/66

Section 103 Obviousness Analysis (PHOSITA)

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Field of Art

Robotic systems for material handling, specifically grain pile management and automated robotic traversal with sensing capabilities, involving mechanical engineering, robotics, and agricultural automation technologies

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A robotics engineer with expertise in autonomous mobile systems, mechanical design, sensor integration, and agricultural automation, possessing knowledge of robotic locomotion, material interaction mechanisms, and control system programming

Obviousness Rationale

A PHOSITA would recognize that the PTD's synergistic combinations represent predictable technical extensions of the source patent's robotic grain pile management system, utilizing standard engineering design techniques to enhance functionality through incremental improvements in sensing, locomotion, and control mechanisms.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element

Bilateral auger-based drive system for robot locomotion

PTD Variation

Enhanced auger configuration with adaptive terrain response algorithms

Obviousness Reasoning

Modifying auger drive systems with adaptive control is a known technique for improving robotic mobility across variable granular surfaces, representing a predictable engineering optimization

Source Patent Element

Temperature and characteristic sensing during grain pile traversal

PTD Variation

Multi-spectral sensor integration for comprehensive material condition monitoring

Obviousness Reasoning

Expanding sensor capabilities using known multi-spectral imaging techniques is an obvious design choice for improving material characterization in robotic systems

Source Patent Element

Processor-controlled robot traversal and surface interaction

PTD Variation

Advanced machine learning algorithms for autonomous navigation and material interaction prediction

Obviousness Reasoning

Implementing machine learning for robotic control represents a standard technological progression using well-established computational techniques

Source Patent Element

Probe delivery mechanism for surface interaction

PTD Variation

Modular probe design with variable penetration and sampling capabilities

Obviousness Reasoning

Creating interchangeable probe configurations is a predictable engineering solution for expanding robotic sampling functionality

Source Patent Element

Granular material surface management techniques

PTD Variation

Extended material interaction strategies incorporating dynamic sediment flow manipulation

Obviousness Reasoning

Refining material interaction methods using known fluid dynamics and granular mechanics principles constitutes an obvious technical improvement

35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on US Patent 11858145's comprehensive disclosure of robotic grain pile management systems, the present publication demonstrates that the claimed technical variations would have been obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the art at the time of invention, representing predictable engineering extensions utilizing standard design techniques and known technological approaches in robotic material handling systems.

Original Patent Information

Patent Number	US 11,858,145
Title	Surface management of piled grain
Assignee(s)	Grain Weevil Corporation