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Enhanced Specialized Variations & Niche Solutions Technical Implementation

Publication ID: 24-11858340_0004_PTD
Published: October 29, 2025
Category:Specialized Variations & Niche Solutions

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Enhanced Specialized Variations & Niche Solutions Technical Implementation,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11858340_0004_PTD, Published October 29, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11858340_0004_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. 11,858,340.

Summary of the Inventive Concept

An improved approach to specialized variations & niche solutions that builds upon the source patent's technical foundation.

Background and Problem Solved

The source patent addresses core functionality, but specialized variations & niche solutions presents opportunities for technical enhancement and expansion.

Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept

A comprehensive technical system that implements specialized variations & niche solutions 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 specialized variations & niche solutions 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 specialized variations & niche solutions enhancements.

CPC Classifications

SectionClassGroup
B B60 B60K15/077
F F02 F02M37/08
G G01 G01F23/38
B B60 B60K2015/03111
B B60 B60K2015/03197
B B60 B60K2015/03217
G G05 G05D23/24

Field of Art

Automotive fuel systems and sensor technologies, specifically focusing on fuel delivery devices with magnetoresistive fill level sensors and temperature compensation mechanisms. Requires expertise in mechanical engineering, sensor design, automotive electronics, and fluid measurement systems

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A mechanical engineer with 3-5 years experience in automotive fuel system design, familiar with sensor integration, temperature compensation techniques, and electric motor control systems for fuel pumps. Possesses knowledge of magnetoresistive sensing technologies and fluid measurement principles

Obviousness Rationale

A PHOSITA would recognize that the PTD's specialized variations represent predictable engineering extensions of the source patent's core fuel delivery device technology. The disclosed enhancements follow standard design optimization approaches by introducing incremental technical improvements to sensor integration, temperature compensation, and system flexibility. These variations represent routine engineering adaptations that would be apparent to someone skilled in automotive fuel system design

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element
Magnetoresistive fill level sensor with temperature-effect compensator
PTD Variation
Enhanced sensor configuration with expanded temperature compensation algorithms
Obviousness Reasoning
Implementing more sophisticated temperature compensation represents a known technique for improving sensor accuracy, using predictable signal processing methods familiar to sensor design engineers
Source Patent Element
Electric motor driving fuel pump in a swirl pot configuration
PTD Variation
Alternative motor mounting and sensor placement strategies within fuel delivery system
Obviousness Reasoning
Modifying component placement and integration represents a standard design optimization approach with finite, predictable configuration options
Source Patent Element
Control unit managing fill level signal processing
PTD Variation
Advanced signal processing techniques for improved sensor data interpretation
Obviousness Reasoning
Refining signal processing algorithms is a routine engineering task with well-understood methodological approaches in sensor system design
Source Patent Element
Fuel delivery device with temperature sensing capabilities
PTD Variation
Extended temperature measurement and compensation techniques across multiple system components
Obviousness Reasoning
Expanding temperature compensation strategies represents a logical, predictable evolution of existing sensor compensation methods
35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on the teachings of US Patent 11858340, a person having ordinary skill in the art would find the technical variations disclosed herein to be obvious and anticipated, representing routine engineering modifications that do not rise to the level of non-obvious innovation. The incremental improvements in sensor configuration, signal processing, and system integration would be apparent to a skilled practitioner without requiring inventive insight beyond standard automotive fuel system design principles.

Original Patent Information

Patent NumberUS 11,858,340
TitleFuel delivery device, fuel tank equipped with a fuel delivery device of said type, method for determining the temperature of a fluid inside a fuel tank, method for controlling and/or regulating an electric motor, and method for controlling and/or regulating an injection of fuel vapors to a combustion process of an internal combustion engine
Assignee(s)VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH