Enhanced Flying Disc Training System with Real-Time Feedback and Adaptive Resistance

Publication ID: 24-11857823_0001_PTD
Published: October 28, 2025
Category:Direct Improvements & Enhancements

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Enhanced Flying Disc Training System with Real-Time Feedback and Adaptive Resistance,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11857823_0001_PTD, Published October 28, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11857823_0001_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. 11,857,823.

Summary of the Inventive Concept

A comprehensive training system for flying disc enthusiasts, incorporating wearable sensors, mobile applications, and dynamically adjustable resistance levels to improve release velocity and accuracy.

Background and Problem Solved

The original patent, 'Training device and method for improving release velocity and accuracy when throwing a flying disc', introduced a novel approach to disc golf training. However, it had limitations in providing real-time feedback, adapting to individual users, and optimizing resistance levels. The new inventive concept addresses these limitations by integrating advanced technologies to create a more effective and personalized training experience.

Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept

The Enhanced Flying Disc Training System consists of a wearable sensor device that tracks a user's throwing motion, providing real-time feedback on release velocity and accuracy. The system also includes a mobile application that analyzes the throwing motion data, offering personalized training recommendations. Additionally, the training device features a dynamically adjustable weight distribution system and resistance level, allowing for a more tailored and efficient training experience. The system's components work in harmony to optimize the user's throwing technique, leading to improved performance and accuracy.

Novelty and Inventive Step

The new claims introduce a wearable sensor device, mobile application, and dynamically adjustable resistance level, which are not present in the original patent. These innovations enable real-time feedback, personalized training, and adaptive resistance, significantly enhancing the training experience and improving the user's performance.

Alternative Embodiments and Variations

Alternative embodiments may include the use of different sensor technologies, such as computer vision or machine learning-based approaches, to track the user's throwing motion. Variations of the system could also incorporate additional features, like virtual coaching or social sharing capabilities, to further enhance the user experience.

Potential Commercial Applications and Market

The Enhanced Flying Disc Training System has significant commercial potential in the recreational and professional disc golf markets, as well as in related industries such as fitness and sports training. The system's ability to provide personalized and adaptive training experiences makes it an attractive solution for enthusiasts and athletes seeking to improve their skills.

Field of Art

Sports Training Technology and Biomechanical Performance Enhancement, with expertise in motion tracking, resistance training devices, and athletic skill improvement systems

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A professional with advanced degrees in sports engineering, biomechanics, or exercise science, possessing knowledge of sensor technologies, motion analysis, and athletic training methodologies

Obviousness Rationale

A PHOSITA would recognize that the PTD's additions of sensor tracking, mobile application feedback, and dynamically adjustable resistance are logical extensions of the source patent's core training device concept. The technical improvements represent predictable variations that solve known limitations in athletic training technologies by integrating digital feedback and adaptive resistance mechanisms. These enhancements align with established trends in sports training technology toward personalized, data-driven performance optimization.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element
Flying disc training device with resistance band and swivel mechanism
PTD Variation
Integrated sensor technology tracking throwing motion and providing real-time feedback
Obviousness Reasoning
Adding motion tracking sensors to an existing training device is a known technique in sports performance technology, representing a predictable application of existing sensor technologies to improve training effectiveness
Source Patent Element
Fixed resistance training mechanism for disc throwing
PTD Variation
Dynamically adjustable resistance levels responsive to user performance
Obviousness Reasoning
Adaptive resistance training is a well-established concept in athletic training, representing an obvious design optimization that allows progressive skill development through variable resistance
Source Patent Element
Training disc with specific geometric configurations
PTD Variation
Training disc with dynamically adjustable weight distribution system
Obviousness Reasoning
Modifying disc weight distribution is a predictable method for enhancing training outcomes, utilizing known mechanical engineering principles to create a more sophisticated training tool
Source Patent Element
Anchor strap mechanism for resistance training
PTD Variation
Mobile application providing personalized training recommendations based on motion analysis
Obviousness Reasoning
Integrating digital feedback with physical training devices is a standard approach in modern sports technology, representing an obvious combination of existing motion tracking and coaching technologies
Source Patent Element
Disc golf training device focused on improving throwing mechanics
PTD Variation
Comprehensive training system incorporating wearable sensors and adaptive resistance
Obviousness Reasoning
Expanding a specialized training device into a comprehensive performance improvement system is a predictable evolution in sports training technology, solving known limitations through technological integration
35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on the teachings of US Patent 11857823 and the disclosed technical variations, a Person Having Ordinary Skill In The Art would find the claimed innovations obvious and lacking inventive step. The proposed enhancements represent predictable technological extensions that would be readily conceived by a skilled practitioner seeking to optimize athletic training methodologies through sensor integration, adaptive resistance, and personalized performance feedback.

Original Patent Information

Patent NumberUS 11,857,823
TitleTraining device and method for improving release velocity and accuracy when throwing a flying disc