I have an idea to take an existing item that was recently patented and now make it consumable (consumable meaning that the item can/should only be used once before it loses its practicaly original use). The existing patent does not mention/demonstrate making the item consumable.
- Would this, making the original item now a consumble, good for only practical use, create a new item/novelty/non-obvious>
- If this would not be a new patent, would it be classified as something else with the USPTO?
Thank you
