Enhanced New Applications & Use Cases Technical Implementation

Publication ID: 24-11858192_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. 24-11858192_0007_PTD, Published October 29, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11858192_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. 11,858,192.

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.

Section 103 Obviousness Analysis (PHOSITA)

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Field of Art

Mechanical sealing systems, specifically shaft sealing devices with complex geometries and manufacturing techniques involving additive manufacturing and precision engineering

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A mechanical engineer with expertise in sealing technologies, advanced manufacturing methods, and industrial equipment design, possessing knowledge of 3D printing, mechanical tolerancing, and fluid/mechanical interface optimization

Obviousness Rationale

A PHOSITA would recognize that the PTD's disclosed variations represent predictable extensions of the source patent's core sealing device technology. The fundamental architectural principles of shaft sealing remain consistent, with the PTD introducing incremental improvements that would be apparent to someone skilled in mechanical sealing design. The variations primarily involve known techniques of adapting existing sealing technologies to new application contexts using standard engineering problem-solving approaches.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element

Plate-shaped body with opening for shaft sealing

PTD Variation

Enhanced geometric configurations for new application contexts

Obviousness Reasoning

Modifying geometric parameters is a routine design choice for adapting sealing technologies to different mechanical environments, representing predictable variation within known engineering problem-solving techniques

Source Patent Element

Additive manufacturing method for producing sealing device

PTD Variation

Advanced manufacturing techniques enabling more complex geometrical implementations

Obviousness Reasoning

Extending 3D printing capabilities to create more intricate sealing structures is a natural progression of known additive manufacturing technologies, representing an obvious technical evolution

Source Patent Element

Stuffing box sealing configuration

PTD Variation

Alternative sealing mechanism implementations targeting specific use case requirements

Obviousness Reasoning

Adapting standard stuffing box principles to different mechanical interfaces represents a standard engineering approach to solving sealing challenges across varied technical domains

Source Patent Element

Multiple plate-shaped bodies with interconnected sealing surfaces

PTD Variation

Modular sealing system architectures with enhanced configurability

Obviousness Reasoning

Creating modular sealing systems by reconfiguring known geometric principles is a predictable design approach for expanding technological adaptability

Source Patent Element

Shaft and housing interface sealing mechanism

PTD Variation

Enhanced sealing approaches targeting specific mechanical performance requirements

Obviousness Reasoning

Iteratively improving sealing performance through geometric and material variations represents standard engineering optimization techniques

35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on the teachings of US Patent 11858192 and the comprehensive technical disclosure herein, a person having ordinary skill in the art would find the claimed variations obvious and anticipated, as the disclosed technical implementations represent predictable extensions of existing sealing device technologies through routine engineering design choices and known manufacturing techniques.

Original Patent Information

Patent Number	US 11,858,192
Title	Sealing device
Assignee(s)	KRAUSSMAFFEI EXTRUSION GMBH