All 11 rubric questions
Each question scores a single dimension of the Section 41 four-part test. R&D Binder answers all 11 for every claimed business component, with PR-number evidence per answer.
Permitted Purpose - see part overview
Q1a: Identify the specific business component being developed or improved.
Q1b: Which of the four qualifying dimensions does the work target?
Q1c: Confirm the work is not purely stylistic, cosmetic, or seasonal.
Technological in Nature - see part overview
Q2a: Name the hard-science discipline(s) the work draws upon.
Q2b: Cite at least one principle, algorithm, or technique from that discipline applied here.
Elimination of Uncertainty - see part overview
Q3a: What was unknown at the outset (capability, method, or appropriate design)?
Q3b: Was the answer publicly known or trivially obtainable from a single source?
Q3c: Who held the uncertainty (the company, the engineering lead, the team)?
Process of Experimentation - see part overview
Q4a: List the alternatives evaluated.
Q4b: Cite at least three iteration cycles (commit, test, observe, refine).
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