Enhanced Synergistic Combinations Technical Implementation

Publication ID: 24-11858163_0008_PTD

Published: October 29, 2025

Category:Synergistic Combinations

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Enhanced Synergistic Combinations Technical Implementation,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11858163_0008_PTD, Published October 29, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11858163_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. 11,858,163.

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	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 expertise in material manipulation, precision cutting, and packaging technologies

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A skilled manufacturing engineer or technical specialist with knowledge of material processing, die cutting techniques, packaging design, and industrial fabrication methods, capable of understanding complex material transformation processes

Obviousness Rationale

A PHOSITA would recognize that the PTD's synergistic combinations represent predictable technical extensions of the source patent's fundamental approach to material processing and label production. The disclosed variations demonstrate incremental improvements that would be apparent to someone with ordinary skill in flexible material manufacturing and packaging technologies. The technical solutions proposed build directly upon the foundational concepts of precision material manipulation established in the original patent.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element

Puncturing techniques for shrink labels on flexible tubular material

PTD Variation

Enhanced precision perforation methods with expanded configurational options

Obviousness Reasoning

Known technique of modifying perforation strategies using predictable design variations that a skilled practitioner would find obvious based on standard manufacturing optimization approaches

Source Patent Element

Longitudinal and peripheral perforation line configurations

PTD Variation

Advanced multi-directional perforation patterns with increased geometric complexity

Obviousness Reasoning

Finite set of possible perforation configurations that would be readily conceived by a PHOSITA as a standard design optimization technique

Source Patent Element

Shrink label material processing methodology

PTD Variation

Synergistic combination techniques expanding material transformation approaches

Obviousness Reasoning

Predictable technical evolution representing standard engineering problem-solving strategies within material processing domain

Source Patent Element

Receptacle covering techniques

PTD Variation

Enhanced component integration and alignment methodologies

Obviousness Reasoning

Logical extension of existing technical principles using known manufacturing techniques and standard design adaptation strategies

Source Patent Element

Flexible tubular material manipulation

PTD Variation

Advanced material transformation and precision cutting approaches

Obviousness Reasoning

Incremental improvements representing standard technological progression within established manufacturing paradigms

35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on a comprehensive analysis of US Patent 11858163 and the corresponding Published Technical Disclosure, a person having ordinary skill in the art would find the claimed technical variations obvious and non-patentable. The disclosed synergistic combinations represent predictable technical extensions that would be readily conceived by a skilled practitioner without requiring inventive insight beyond ordinary engineering 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.