For this post, I will be discussing
the below patent in terms of their obviousness and anticipation. My previous post discusses these patents in
detail, and can be used to reference specific logistics.
US 6343735 B1 Insulating sleeve
US 2661889 A
Thermal coffee cup
US 8,251,277 B1 Thermal Sleeve, Method for
Manufacturing a thermal sleeve and combination cup container
US 7,922,031 B1 Insulator sleeve for a
beverage container
US 8118189 B1 Temperature-indicating
sleeve and related container
US 6152363 Sleeve construction for improved paperboard
cup insulation
US 20080078824 A1 Beverage cup sleeving system and
method
US
20100019023 A1
Protective sleeve
US
20140151385 A1
Hot and Cold Cup Sleeve
In
terms of obviousness, these patents seem to be repetitive and very obvious in
some cases; however, each patent has a specific feature that makes it novel to
the rest. For instance, the thermal
coffee cup was proprietary by its description of the cap’s mechanism, though
still referencing prior art. The
temperature-indicating sleeve built upon a previous sleeve but added a
component that had yet to be introduced.
The patent dealing with sleeve construction for improved insulation
displayed tangible improvements to the air gaps therefore improving the product
as a whole. Each one of these patents was
approved because they were novel and useful; so although they overlap and seem
identical, they expand on previous inventions that make it proprietary.
In
terms of anticipation, the ones that stick out the most to me are the temperature-indicating
sleeve and the hot and cold cup sleeve.
In general, the patents seemed to be very basic and dealing with slide
modifications to increase functionality.
Prior patents in particular most likely anticipated these two patents,
because a hot and cold sleeve would bring a multi-use product that can save
related businesses money. The
temperature-indicating sleeve must have had anticipation because a key property
of the sleeve is dealing with temperature-induced discomfort. In my opinion, it would only make sense to
have an indicator that would protect your mouth from the same heat that would
be painful to the hand.
Hey Matthew,
ReplyDeleteI appreciate that you split the blog into obviousness and anticipations allowing the reader to be clear as to what part of the patent you were referring to. I liked your idea of having an indicator to protect yourself from scalding and burns. Nice Work
Hey Matt! This is a great post. Thank you! I learned a lot about the 9 different patents from your blog post. I especially like how you showed the 9 patents first of what you will go over, and then further dove into analyzing them into paragraphs. Great post!
ReplyDeleteI like that you noticed the organizational aspects, it made me want to keep my thoughts succinct and organized this week.
DeleteHe Won,
DeleteGreat comment! noting not only the content, but the layout as well. It is great that Matt agreed as well and appreciated your feedback! My only suggestion could be to add some more specifics about the content that you liked or disliked. But apart from that, good work!
Hi, I liked your explanation of anticipation and obviousness! Really good and detailed explanations. I also talked about the temperature indicating sleeve, which I think is definitely one of the more novel patents out of all of these.
ReplyDeleteVery positive feedback! I like how you pointed out what you liked particularly about the post. It would be good to give suggestions too.
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