Enhanced Synergistic Combinations Technical Implementation

Publication ID: 24-11858195_0008_PTD

Published: October 29, 2025

Category:Synergistic Combinations

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Enhanced Synergistic Combinations Technical Implementation,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11858195_0008_PTD, Published October 29, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11858195_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. 11,858,195.

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.

Section 103 Obviousness Analysis (PHOSITA)

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Field of Art

Packaging Engineering and Materials Science, focusing on flexible packaging structures with specialized functional features such as tamper-evidence and reclosable designs

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A packaging engineer with expertise in polymer science, adhesive technologies, and structural design, capable of understanding material interactions, manufacturing processes, and functional packaging innovations

Obviousness Rationale

A person skilled in the art would recognize that the PTD's synergistic combinations represent predictable technical extensions of the source patent's fundamental packaging structure design. The disclosed variations demonstrate incremental improvements that leverage known techniques in packaging engineering, utilizing standard design modification strategies. These enhancements would be considered routine optimization within the field, applying established principles of material science and packaging design to achieve marginal functional improvements.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element

Laminate packaging structure with pressure-sensitive adhesive and tamper-evidence features

PTD Variation

Enhanced synergistic combinations system that extends the original packaging structure's technical capabilities

Obviousness Reasoning

A PHOSITA would find this variation obvious as a standard design evolution, applying known packaging engineering techniques to incrementally improve functional performance through predictable material and structural modifications

Source Patent Element

Flexible film with score line defining a flap for product access

PTD Variation

Technical implementation of improved flap mechanisms with alternative attachment and resealing strategies

Obviousness Reasoning

Modifying flap design represents a predictable design choice within packaging engineering, utilizing known techniques for creating alternative opening and closing mechanisms that maintain the core functional principles

Source Patent Element

Tamper-evidence feature in outer packaging structure

PTD Variation

Advanced technical solutions for enhancing visual and structural tamper-indication methods

Obviousness Reasoning

Developing alternative tamper-evidence approaches is a routine design challenge with finite solution sets, making such variations obvious to a skilled practitioner seeking incremental packaging security improvements

Source Patent Element

Laminate construction with multiple polymer layers

PTD Variation

Synergistic combinations of material layers with enhanced functional interactions

Obviousness Reasoning

Exploring material layer interactions and optimizing their combined performance represents a standard engineering approach in packaging design, applying known material science principles to achieve predictable functional enhancements

35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on the teachings of US Patent 11858195 and the disclosed technical variations, a person having ordinary skill in the art would find the claimed synergistic packaging combinations obvious and anticipated, as the PTD demonstrates that the alleged innovations represent routine engineering modifications within the established packaging design paradigm, lacking any non-obvious technical advancement beyond the prior art.

Original Patent Information

Patent Number	US 11,858,195
Title	Flexible packaging structure with built-in tamper-evidence features and method for making same
Assignee(s)	Sonoco Development, Inc.