Enhanced New Applications & Use Cases Technical Implementation

Publication ID: 24-11858198_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. 24-11858198_0007_PTD, Published October 29, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11858198_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. 11,858,198.

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

Additive manufacturing and photopolymer-based fabrication techniques, specifically for creating structured deflection members in manufacturing processes

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

An engineer with expertise in 3D printing technologies, polymer chemistry, and advanced manufacturing techniques, possessing knowledge of SLA and CLIP additive manufacturing processes

Obviousness Rationale

A person skilled in the art would recognize that the PTD's disclosed variations represent predictable extensions of the source patent's core additive manufacturing methodology, leveraging known techniques for enhancing manufacturing flexibility and application scope while maintaining fundamental structural and procedural principles established in the original patent.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element

Additive manufacturing apparatus using upper and lower radiation sources for curing photopolymer resin

PTD Variation

Expanding application domains and use cases while maintaining core radiation-based curing mechanism

Obviousness Reasoning

Predictable variation representing standard design adaptation in manufacturing technologies, where core technical principles can be translated across different application contexts

Source Patent Element

Reinforcing member with foramina having sidewall surfaces

PTD Variation

Enhanced structural configurations that modify foramen geometry and arrangement

Obviousness Reasoning

Known technique of geometric optimization within established structural design parameters, representing routine engineering modification

Source Patent Element

SLA and CLIP apparatus for deflection member manufacturing

PTD Variation

Introducing alternative manufacturing approaches that preserve fundamental photopolymer curing principles

Obviousness Reasoning

Obvious implementation of known additive manufacturing techniques, representing standard technological substitution within a predictable solution set

Source Patent Element

Supplemental radiation curing of lock-on and build layers

PTD Variation

Advanced radiation exposure strategies for improved material properties and structural integrity

Obviousness Reasoning

Routine optimization of curing processes using known radiation techniques, representing incremental technological improvement

Source Patent Element

Deflection member manufacturing for fibrous web production

PTD Variation

Extending manufacturing methodology to novel application domains with similar technical requirements

Obviousness Reasoning

Predictable technological translation where fundamental manufacturing principles can be adapted across related technical domains

35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 103, the variations disclosed in this technical publication would have been obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the art at the time of invention, with a reasonable expectation of success, when considered in light of US Patent 11858198's foundational teachings on additive manufacturing and deflection member production techniques.

Original Patent Information

Patent Number	US 11,858,198
Title	Methods of making a deflection member
Assignee(s)	The Procter & Gamble Company