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Enhanced New Applications & Use Cases Technical Implementation

Publication ID: 24-11858186_0007_PTD
Published: October 29, 2025
Category:New Applications & Use Cases

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Enhanced New Applications & Use Cases Technical Implementation,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11858186_0007_PTD, Published October 29, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11858186_0007_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. 11,858,186.

Summary of the Inventive Concept

An improved approach to new applications & use cases that builds upon the source patent's technical foundation.

Background and Problem Solved

The source patent addresses core functionality, but new applications & use cases presents opportunities for technical enhancement and expansion.

Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept

A comprehensive technical system that implements new applications & use cases 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 new applications & use cases 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 new applications & use cases enhancements.

CPC Classifications

SectionClassGroup
B B29 B29C45/1808
B B29 B29B7/242
B B29 B29C31/06

Field of Art

Plastics processing and material handling systems, specifically grain singulation and feeding mechanisms for injection molding and related manufacturing processes. Expertise requires mechanical engineering background with specialization in material transport, precision feeding systems, and manufacturing equipment design

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A mechanical engineer with 3-5 years experience in plastics processing equipment design, familiar with material handling techniques, singulation mechanisms, and injection molding material feed systems. Possesses knowledge of pneumatic and mechanical grain transport technologies

Obviousness Rationale

A person skilled in the art would recognize that the PTD represents predictable variations on the source patent's core grain singulation and feeding methodology. The disclosed enhancements represent standard engineering design iterations that would be apparent to someone familiar with material handling technologies. The PTD's approach builds upon known techniques in a manner that requires only routine engineering skill to implement.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element
Singulation disk for receiving and separating individual grains
PTD Variation
Enhanced singulation mechanism with modified disk geometry or material composition
Obviousness Reasoning
Disk design optimization is a predictable design choice involving known material science and mechanical engineering principles. A PHOSITA would recognize multiple potential geometric and material variations as routine engineering problem-solving
Source Patent Element
Granular material reservoir connected to plastic granular material feed
PTD Variation
Alternative reservoir configurations with improved material flow characteristics
Obviousness Reasoning
Modifying material reservoir geometry and flow dynamics represents a standard engineering approach to improving material handling efficiency. Multiple solution approaches are predictable to a skilled practitioner
Source Patent Element
Blow-off nozzle for feeding singulated grains to processing machine
PTD Variation
Pneumatic transport mechanism with enhanced pressure control or nozzle design
Obviousness Reasoning
Pneumatic material transport system refinements are well-understood in the art. A PHOSITA would recognize multiple approaches to improving nozzle performance as routine engineering problem-solving
Source Patent Element
Single grain feeding apparatus for injection molding machines
PTD Variation
Expanded application of singulation principles to alternative manufacturing processes
Obviousness Reasoning
Transferring material handling techniques between related manufacturing domains represents a predictable technical adaptation that would be obvious to a skilled practitioner
35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on the teachings of US Patent 11858186, a person having ordinary skill in the art would find the technical variations disclosed herein to be obvious extensions of the prior art. The claimed innovations represent predictable 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 11,858,186
TitleApparatus for feeding single grains to a processing machine, in particular an injection molding machine
Assignee(s)WITTMANN TECHNOLOGY GMBH