Enhanced New Applications & Use Cases Technical Implementation

Publication ID: 24-11858823_0002_PTD

Published: November 07, 2025

Category:New Applications & Use Cases

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Enhanced New Applications & Use Cases Technical Implementation,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11858823_0002_PTD, Published November 07, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11858823_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. 11,858,823.

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

Environmental engineering, waste treatment, and ammonia recovery technologies, with expertise in thermal separation, gas stripping, and membrane filtration processes for wastewater treatment

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A professional with advanced engineering degree, experience in chemical/environmental engineering, familiar with thermal separation techniques, membrane technologies, and industrial waste processing methods

Obviousness Rationale

A person skilled in the art would recognize that the PTD represents predictable extensions of the source patent's core ammonia recovery methodology by introducing alternative implementation strategies that leverage the fundamental technical principles already established in the original patent. The variations demonstrate standard engineering problem-solving approaches that build upon existing technological foundations. These modifications represent routine design adaptations within the known technological solution space for ammonia recovery and waste treatment processes.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element

Thermal stripping of ammonia at temperatures above 80 degrees Celsius

PTD Variation

Introducing enhanced temperature control mechanisms and alternative thermal separation configurations

Obviousness Reasoning

Temperature-based separation is a known technique, and optimizing thermal parameters represents a predictable engineering optimization approach

Source Patent Element

Membrane-based gas separation modules for ammonia extraction

PTD Variation

Implementing advanced membrane configurations with improved selectivity and efficiency

Obviousness Reasoning

Membrane technology refinement is a standard engineering practice with finite, predictable solution approaches

Source Patent Element

Biogas-driven ammonia stripping process

PTD Variation

Expanding biogas utilization strategies across different waste treatment scenarios

Obviousness Reasoning

Adapting existing technological principles to new application contexts represents a routine engineering design choice

Source Patent Element

Waste treatment without additional chemical introduction

PTD Variation

Developing alternative chemical-free ammonia recovery methodologies

Obviousness Reasoning

Exploring chemical-free processing variations is a standard engineering problem-solving approach with predictable solution strategies

Source Patent Element

Gaseous ammonia conversion techniques

PTD Variation

Introducing novel gas handling and condensation mechanisms

Obviousness Reasoning

Gas handling technology refinement represents an expected evolutionary development within established technical domains

35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on the comprehensive teachings of US Patent 11858823, a person having ordinary skill in the art would find the technical variations disclosed herein to be obvious extensions of the original patent's fundamental ammonia recovery methodology. The presented innovations represent predictable engineering adaptations that would be readily conceived by a skilled practitioner without requiring inventive insight beyond the existing technological knowledge in waste treatment and ammonia separation technologies.

Original Patent Information

Patent Number	US 11,858,823
Title	Process to recover ammonium bicarbonate from wastewater
Assignee(s)	BION ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.