Enhanced Specialized Variations & Niche Solutions Technical Implementation

Publication ID: 24-11858163_0004_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. 24-11858163_0004_PTD, Published October 29, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11858163_0004_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. 11,858,163.

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

Section	Class	Group
B	B26	B26F1/0015

Section 103 Obviousness Analysis (PHOSITA)

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Field of Art

Manufacturing and Processing of Flexible Materials, Specifically Label and Sleeve Production Techniques with Focus on Perforating and Forming Tubular Packaging Components

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A skilled manufacturing engineer or technical specialist with expertise in packaging material processing, familiar with label production techniques, material manipulation, and industrial fabrication methods involving tubular flexible materials

Obviousness Rationale

A person skilled in the art would recognize that the PTD's specialized variations represent predictable technical extensions of the source patent's core methodology for creating shrink labels and packaging components. The disclosed enhancements demonstrate incremental improvements that would be apparent to someone with ordinary skill in flexible material processing and packaging design. The variations maintain fundamental structural and functional compatibility with the original patent's technical framework while introducing modest refinements.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element

Puncturing method for creating perforations in shrink label strip

PTD Variation

Enhanced perforation techniques targeting specialized packaging niche solutions

Obviousness Reasoning

Known technique of modifying perforation patterns to suit specific manufacturing requirements, representing a predictable design variation within material processing domain

Source Patent Element

Tubular flexible material processing for label production

PTD Variation

Implementing alternative material configurations and processing approaches

Obviousness Reasoning

Finite set of material manipulation techniques known in packaging industry, representing standard engineering design choice with expected outcomes

Source Patent Element

Longitudinal and peripheral perforation strategies

PTD Variation

Advanced perforation geometries targeting specific packaging performance characteristics

Obviousness Reasoning

Systematic exploration of perforation design space using known material engineering principles, constituting obvious technical extension

Source Patent Element

Shrink label manufacturing methodology

PTD Variation

Introducing specialized variations for niche packaging solutions

Obviousness Reasoning

Incremental technical improvements representing standard innovation process in manufacturing domain, utilizing known techniques and predictable modifications

35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on comprehensive analysis of US Patent 11858163 and the associated Published Technical Disclosure, a person having ordinary skill in the art would find the claimed technical variations obvious and anticipated, representing standard engineering design choices within the packaging material processing domain. The disclosed innovations constitute routine technological extensions that would be apparent to a skilled practitioner without requiring inventive insight beyond ordinary capabilities.

Original Patent Information

Patent Number	US 11,858,163
Title	Method of making a sleeve for covering receptacle, and apparatus for making the sleeve
Assignee(s)	Fuji Seal International, Inc.