Enhanced Synergistic Combinations Technical Implementation

Publication ID: 24-11858331_0008_PTD

Published: October 29, 2025

Category:Synergistic Combinations

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Enhanced Synergistic Combinations Technical Implementation,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11858331_0008_PTD, Published October 29, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11858331_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. 11,858,331.

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.

CPC Classifications

Section	Class	Group
B	B60	B60K1/04
B	B62	B62D25/20
B	B60	B60K2001/0438

Section 103 Obviousness Analysis (PHOSITA)

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Field of Art

Automotive engineering, specifically electric vehicle body structures and battery integration systems, requiring expertise in mechanical design, structural engineering, and electric vehicle component integration

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A mechanical engineer with 3-5 years experience in electric vehicle design, familiar with battery packaging, structural optimization, and sheet metal fabrication techniques for automotive applications

Obviousness Rationale

A person skilled in the art would recognize that the PTD's synergistic combinations represent predictable engineering extensions of the source patent's core vehicle body structure design. The disclosed variations leverage known techniques for improving battery installation spaces and structural integration in electric vehicles. These modifications would be considered routine design optimization within the capabilities of an ordinary practitioner in automotive engineering.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element

Vehicle floor sheet-metal part with installation space for traction battery

PTD Variation

Enhanced mounting configurations for battery integration with additional structural reinforcement points

Obviousness Reasoning

Predictable design optimization using known sheet metal fabrication techniques to improve battery mounting rigidity

Source Patent Element

Body-side sheet-metal profile part with housing flange through-channel

PTD Variation

Modified channel geometries to accommodate alternative screw bolt and weld nut configurations

Obviousness Reasoning

Routine engineering adaptation using standard mechanical design principles for component interchangeability

Source Patent Element

Traction battery installation space defined by vertical vehicle dimensions

PTD Variation

Alternative spatial configurations that maintain core structural relationship between battery and vehicle floor

Obviousness Reasoning

Finite set of design variations obvious to a skilled engineer seeking to optimize battery packaging

Source Patent Element

Screw bolt and weld nut attachment mechanisms

PTD Variation

Enhanced fastening approaches with modified clearance and dimensional tolerances

Obviousness Reasoning

Known mechanical engineering technique for improving component attachment reliability using incremental design modifications

Source Patent Element

Vehicle body structural integration approach

PTD Variation

Synergistic combination techniques extending original patent's modular design principles

Obviousness Reasoning

Logical engineering progression using established design methodologies for electric vehicle structural systems

35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on the teachings of US Patent 11858331, the present technical disclosure demonstrates that the claimed variations in electric vehicle body structure and battery integration would have been obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the art at the time of invention, representing predictable engineering extensions of the prior art's fundamental design principles.

Original Patent Information

Patent Number	US 11,858,331
Title	Body structure for an electrically operated vehicle
Assignee(s)	VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT