Enhanced New Applications & Use Cases Technical Implementation

Publication ID: 24-11858231_0002_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. 24-11858231_0002_PTD, Published October 29, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11858231_0002_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. 11,858,231.

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

Packaging machinery and carton manufacturing, specifically focusing on carton lidding, stacking, and closure mechanisms with expertise in mechanical design, packaging engineering, and industrial automation

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A packaging engineer or mechanical designer with 3-5 years of experience in carton manufacturing, familiar with automated packaging systems, mechanical closure mechanisms, and industrial design principles for product containment and logistics

Obviousness Rationale

A PHOSITA would recognize that the PTD's disclosed variations represent predictable extensions of the source patent's core carton lidding and stacking technology. The technical improvements are consistent with standard design optimization approaches in packaging engineering, involving incremental modifications to existing closure and stacking mechanisms. The variations demonstrate standard problem-solving techniques that would be apparent to someone skilled in packaging machinery design.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element

Carton with lid panels having tabs and slots for securing closure

PTD Variation

Enhanced tab and slot geometries to improve interlocking and stacking stability

Obviousness Reasoning

Modifying tab and slot configurations is a routine design optimization that would yield predictable improvements in mechanical engagement and structural integrity

Source Patent Element

Fixtures engaging carton wall edges for securing during processing

PTD Variation

Adaptive fixture designs with additional alignment or registration features

Obviousness Reasoning

Introducing more sophisticated fixture mechanisms represents a known technique for improving manufacturing precision and process control

Source Patent Element

Stacking mechanism allowing tabs from lower cartons to engage upper cartons

PTD Variation

Alternative geometric configurations for inter-carton engagement that maintain core stacking principle

Obviousness Reasoning

Exploring alternative geometric arrangements for mechanical engagement is a standard design approach with finite, predictable solution set

Source Patent Element

Carton lidding process involving folding elements

PTD Variation

Expanded process steps with additional positioning or alignment techniques

Obviousness Reasoning

Incremental process modifications represent standard engineering problem-solving within known technological framework

35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on the teachings of US Patent 11858231, a person having ordinary skill in the art would find the technical variations disclosed herein to be obvious extensions of the prior art, rendering obvious any patent claims directed to substantially similar carton lidding and stacking mechanisms through routine design optimization and known engineering techniques.

Original Patent Information

Patent Number	US 11,858,231
Title	Carton lidding and stacking apparatus and process
Assignee(s)	PUNCHBOWL AUTOMATION IP LIMITED