Enhanced Synergistic Combinations Technical Implementation

Publication ID: 24-11858340_0008_PTD

Published: October 29, 2025

Category:Synergistic Combinations

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Enhanced Synergistic Combinations Technical Implementation,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11858340_0008_PTD, Published October 29, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11858340_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. 11,858,340.

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	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

Section 103 Obviousness Analysis (PHOSITA)

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Field of Art

Automotive fuel delivery systems, sensor technologies, and vehicle fluid management, involving electromechanical sensing and compensation techniques for fuel tank monitoring and temperature-related signal processing

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A mechanical or electrical engineer with expertise in automotive fuel systems, sensor design, temperature compensation techniques, and embedded control systems, typically holding a BS/MS in engineering with 3-5 years of industry experience in automotive sensor technologies

Obviousness Rationale

A PHOSITA would recognize that the PTD's synergistic combinations represent predictable engineering variations that extend the source patent's fundamental approach of magnetoresistive sensor temperature compensation in fuel delivery systems. The disclosed enhancements represent logical technical progressions that would be readily conceived by applying standard design optimization principles to the original patent's core technological framework. These variations demonstrate incremental improvements that leverage known techniques and design strategies within the established technological domain.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element

Magnetoresistive fill level sensor with temperature-effect compensator

PTD Variation

Enhanced sensor signal processing algorithms that provide more granular temperature compensation across wider operating ranges

Obviousness Reasoning

Predictable refinement of existing temperature compensation technique using known signal processing methods and expanded computational capabilities

Source Patent Element

Electric motor driving fuel pump within control unit architecture

PTD Variation

Advanced motor control strategies incorporating dynamic efficiency optimization and thermal management feedback loops

Obviousness Reasoning

Routine engineering optimization applying known control system design principles to improve motor performance characteristics

Source Patent Element

Swirl pot configuration with fill level sensor arrangement

PTD Variation

Modified geometric sensor positioning and integrated fluid dynamics modeling to improve measurement accuracy

Obviousness Reasoning

Obvious design variation using standard fluid mechanics principles and sensor integration techniques

Source Patent Element

Fuel temperature determination method using fill level sensor signals

PTD Variation

Expanded signal correlation algorithms incorporating multiple sensor inputs and machine learning-based inference techniques

Obviousness Reasoning

Logical extension of existing temperature estimation approach using emerging computational and sensing technologies

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 modifications that represent predictable engineering extensions of the original patent's fundamental fuel delivery system architecture. The incremental improvements demonstrate no inventive leap beyond the existing technological framework and would be readily conceived by a skilled practitioner without requiring undue experimentation or non-obvious insight.

Original Patent Information

Patent Number	US 11,858,340
Title	Fuel 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