Intelligent Aquatic Exercise System

Publication ID: 24-11857844_0003_PTD
Published: October 28, 2025
Category:Synergistic Combinations

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Intelligent Aquatic Exercise System,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11857844_0003_PTD, Published October 28, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11857844_0003_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. 11,857,844.

Summary of the Inventive Concept

The Intelligent Aquatic Exercise System integrates a foot-worn aquatic fin with advanced technologies like AI, IoT, and blockchain to enhance swimming performance, provide personalized training, and ensure user safety.

Background and Problem Solved

The original patent disclosed a foot-worn aquatic fin with pivotally mounted hydrofoil blades. However, it lacked the ability to track and optimize swimming performance, provide personalized training, and ensure user safety. The Intelligent Aquatic Exercise System addresses these limitations by incorporating AI-powered analytics, IoT-enabled sensors, and blockchain-based data storage.

Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept

The system comprises an aquatic fin with pivotally mounted hydrofoil blades, an AI-powered analytics module, IoT-enabled sensors, and a blockchain-based platform. The AI-powered analytics module tracks and optimizes swimming performance based on real-time data from the IoT-enabled sensors. The blockchain-based platform securely stores and shares personalized training data and recommendations generated by AI-driven algorithms. The system enables real-time aquatic activity tracking, personalized aquatic training, and secure data storage and sharing.

Novelty and Inventive Step

The novelty of the Intelligent Aquatic Exercise System lies in the synergistic combination of the aquatic fin with AI, IoT, and blockchain technologies. The inventive step is the integration of these technologies to provide a comprehensive system for enhancing aquatic exercise, tracking performance, and ensuring user safety.

Alternative Embodiments and Variations

Alternative embodiments of the Intelligent Aquatic Exercise System could include different types of sensors, AI algorithms, or blockchain platforms. Variations could also include integration with other wearable devices or fitness platforms.

Potential Commercial Applications and Market

The Intelligent Aquatic Exercise System has significant commercial potential in the fitness, sports, and health industries. It can be marketed as a premium product for professional athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and individuals with specific aquatic exercise needs.

CPC Classifications

SectionClassGroup
A A63 A63B31/14
A A63 A63B2031/115

Field of Art

Aquatic sports equipment design, specifically hydrodynamic fin systems with adjustable hydrofoil blade configurations, requiring expertise in mechanical engineering, fluid dynamics, and sports equipment design

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A mechanical engineer with specialized knowledge in aquatic sports equipment design, familiar with hydrodynamic principles, materials science, and adaptive mechanical systems for athletic performance enhancement

Obviousness Rationale

A PHOSITA would recognize that integrating digital technologies with mechanical fin designs represents a predictable evolution of sports equipment, where sensor systems and adaptive control mechanisms are natural extensions of existing mechanical performance optimization strategies. The combination of pivoting hydrofoil blade mechanics from the source patent with IoT and AI technologies represents an incremental technological advancement rather than a non-obvious innovation. The technical integration follows established design patterns for smart athletic equipment where mechanical systems are augmented with digital performance tracking and optimization capabilities.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element
Pivotally mounted hydrofoil blades with configurable angle ranges
PTD Variation
AI-driven dynamic blade angle adjustment based on real-time sensor data
Obviousness Reasoning
A PHOSITA would recognize that automated blade angle optimization is a predictable application of existing mechanical design principles, extending manual angle configuration through computational control
Source Patent Element
Fin support portion configured for fixing to a person's foot
PTD Variation
Integration of IoT-enabled sensors into the fin's structural framework
Obviousness Reasoning
Embedding sensors into athletic equipment is a known technique for performance monitoring, representing a straightforward design modification with expected technological convergence
Source Patent Element
Hydrofoil blades arranged along a base plane
PTD Variation
Blockchain-based platform for storing and sharing performance data generated by fin-integrated sensors
Obviousness Reasoning
Secure data management for athletic performance tracking is a logical extension of existing digital health and sports analytics platforms
Source Patent Element
Fin design focused on aquatic exercise and training
PTD Variation
AI-powered analytics module for personalized swimming performance optimization
Obviousness Reasoning
Applying machine learning techniques to athletic performance analysis represents a predictable technological progression in sports equipment design
Source Patent Element
Mechanical hydrofoil blade configuration with specific pivot angles
PTD Variation
Smart control system dynamically adjusting blade characteristics based on user input and environmental conditions
Obviousness Reasoning
Adaptive mechanical systems that respond to user and environmental inputs are a foreseeable development in high-performance sports equipment design
35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 103, the variations disclosed in the Published Technical Disclosure would have been obvious to a Person Having Ordinary Skill In The Art at the time of invention, as the technical modifications represent predictable combinations of mechanical fin design principles from US Patent 11857844 with established digital performance tracking technologies, where the integration would have been apparent to a skilled practitioner in aquatic sports equipment design.

Original Patent Information

Patent NumberUS 11,857,844
TitleFoot worn aquatic fin
Assignee(s)SWUNNING SÀRL