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

Publication ID: 24-11857823_0006_PTD
Published: October 28, 2025
Category:Direct Improvements & Enhancements

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Enhanced Flying Disc Training Device with Adaptive Resistance and Real-Time Feedback,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11857823_0006_PTD, Published October 28, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11857823_0006_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

An advanced flying disc training device that improves release velocity and accuracy through adaptive resistance, real-time feedback, and personalized coaching, enhancing the training experience for disc golf players of all skill levels.

Background and Problem Solved

The original patent's flying disc training device, while effective, has limitations in terms of customization, real-time feedback, and adaptability to user performance. The new inventive concept addresses these limitations by introducing an adjustable weight distribution system, built-in tension indicator, dynamic resistance system, and smart sensors to provide a more comprehensive and effective training experience.

Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept

The enhanced flying disc training device comprises a training disc with an adjustable weight distribution system, allowing users to customize the throwing experience based on their skill level. The device also features a resistance band with a built-in tension indicator, providing real-time feedback on throwing velocity and accuracy. Additionally, the device incorporates a dynamic resistance system that adapts to the user's throwing motion in real-time, ensuring a more effective and engaging training experience. Furthermore, the device includes smart sensors that track throwing metrics, such as release velocity, spin rate, and accuracy, providing users with valuable insights to improve their technique. The device can be paired with a mobile application that offers personalized coaching and training recommendations based on user performance data.

Novelty and Inventive Step

The new claims introduce several novel and non-obvious features, including the adjustable weight distribution system, built-in tension indicator, dynamic resistance system, and smart sensors. These features, in combination, provide a significant improvement over the original patent, offering a more comprehensive, effective, and engaging training experience for disc golf players.

Alternative Embodiments and Variations

Alternative embodiments of the inventive concept could include a wearable device that tracks the user's throwing motion and provides real-time feedback on form and technique, or a cloud-based analytics platform that provides personalized coaching and training recommendations based on user performance data. Other variations could include a virtual reality module that simulates real-world throwing scenarios and provides immersive training experiences.

Potential Commercial Applications and Market

The enhanced flying disc training device has significant commercial potential in the disc golf industry, with potential applications in professional training, recreational play, and fitness programs. The device's adaptability and real-time feedback features make it an attractive option for disc golf players of all skill levels, offering a competitive edge in the market.

Field of Art

Sports Training Equipment and Motion Analysis Technologies, specifically focused on disc golf training devices with biomechanical performance enhancement systems

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A professional with expertise in sports biomechanics, exercise science, and athletic training equipment design, possessing knowledge of resistance training principles, motion tracking technologies, and ergonomic device development

Obviousness Rationale

A person having ordinary skill in the art would recognize that the PTD's disclosed variations represent predictable technological extensions of the source patent's core training device concept, leveraging known sensor technologies, adaptive resistance principles, and performance tracking methodologies commonly used in sports training equipment design.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element
Training disc with centerpoint and annular rim design
PTD Variation
Adjustable weight distribution system integrated into training disc
Obviousness Reasoning
A PHOSITA would find it obvious to modify disc weight characteristics to enhance user training, as weight distribution is a known technique for improving athletic equipment performance and customization
Source Patent Element
Resistance band with fixed anchor points
PTD Variation
Dynamic resistance system that adapts to user's throwing motion in real-time
Obviousness Reasoning
Implementing adaptive resistance is a predictable technological progression using standard sensor and feedback technologies, representing a design optimization for more precise athletic training
Source Patent Element
Training device for improving disc throwing mechanics
PTD Variation
Smart sensor integration to track throwing metrics like release velocity and spin rate
Obviousness Reasoning
Motion tracking and performance analytics are well-established techniques in sports training, making sensor integration a routine and obvious enhancement for a performance-focused training device
Source Patent Element
Fixed resistance training mechanism
PTD Variation
Mobile application providing personalized coaching and performance recommendations
Obviousness Reasoning
Connecting training devices to digital coaching platforms is a standard approach in modern sports technology, representing an obvious software extension of the physical training device
Source Patent Element
Disc golf training device with mechanical resistance
PTD Variation
Virtual reality module simulating throwing scenarios
Obviousness Reasoning
Immersive training technologies are a predictable evolution in sports performance systems, representing a logical combination of existing motion tracking and simulation technologies
35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on the teachings of US Patent 11857823 and the comprehensive technical disclosure herein, a person having ordinary skill in the art would find the claimed variations obvious and lacking inventive step, as the proposed enhancements represent predictable technological progressions utilizing standard techniques in sports training device design and performance analytics.

Original Patent Information

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