Enhanced Synergistic Combinations Technical Implementation

Publication ID: 24-11858198_0008_PTD

Published: October 29, 2025

Category:Synergistic Combinations

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Enhanced Synergistic Combinations Technical Implementation,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11858198_0008_PTD, Published October 29, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11858198_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. 11,858,198.

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

Additive manufacturing and polymer processing technologies, specifically focused on fabrication of structured components using radiation-cured photopolymer techniques

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A skilled practitioner with expertise in 3D printing, photopolymer processing, and advanced manufacturing techniques, possessing knowledge of SLA and CLIP manufacturing processes, material science, and design optimization strategies

Obviousness Rationale

A person having ordinary skill in the art would recognize that the PTD's synergistic combinations represent predictable variations of the source patent's fundamental additive manufacturing approach. The disclosed technical enhancements leverage known manufacturing techniques and design principles inherent in the original patent's methodology. These variations demonstrate incremental improvements that would be apparent to a skilled practitioner seeking to optimize deflection member fabrication processes.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element

Additive manufacturing apparatus with upper and lower radiation sources for curing photopolymer

PTD Variation

Enhanced radiation curing strategies with supplemental radiation exposure and modified layer formation techniques

Obviousness Reasoning

Optimization of radiation curing parameters represents a routine design choice for a PHOSITA, involving predictable variations in energy application and material processing

Source Patent Element

Reinforcing member with foramina having sidewall surfaces

PTD Variation

Advanced geometric configurations of foramina with modified structural characteristics

Obviousness Reasoning

Geometric modifications to structural elements are considered standard engineering practice with predictable outcomes in material performance

Source Patent Element

SLA and CLIP manufacturing apparatus configurations

PTD Variation

Extended manufacturing process variations incorporating hybrid additive manufacturing techniques

Obviousness Reasoning

Combining known manufacturing methodologies represents a standard approach for improving technical capabilities within a predictable range of outcomes

Source Patent Element

Photopolymer resin processing techniques

PTD Variation

Enhanced resin composition and layer formation strategies with improved structural characteristics

Obviousness Reasoning

Material science optimization through compositional and processing variations is a standard approach for incremental technological improvement

35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on the teachings of US Patent 11858198 and the disclosed technical variations, a person having ordinary skill in the art would find the claimed synergistic combination techniques obvious and anticipated, rendering subsequent patent claims directed to substantially similar manufacturing methodologies unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. Section 103.

Original Patent Information

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