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TRAINING METHOD AND DEVICE

Publication No. EP4245382

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App No. EP23184599

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Filed by EGYM SE

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Filed on 2013-02-26

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Issued/Published on 2026-07-01

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Publication No. EP4245382 A2

Application No. EP23184599 Filed: 2013-02-26

Grant Date 2026-07-01 Mention of grant

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Patent Abstract / Summary

[0001] The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for adaptive training one or more muscle(s) and/or joint(s) of a trainee. The method comprises the step of automatically determining an individual resistance, resistance band, speed and/or speed band of a user during movement of the training device by the user and the further step of automatically adjusting the resistance, resistance band and/or speed band for an actual or a later movement by the user according to the determination step. According to a preferred embodiment the further movement of the user is monitored and the training resistance automatically adapted.

IPC Classifications

A63B21/005, A63B22/02, A63B24/00, A63B21/00, A63B22/00, A63B23/04, A63B23/02, A63B23/035 A63B24/00

Priority Claims

EP 20120006483 Date: 2012-09-14

Designated Contracting States (38 EPC States)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

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EGYM SE

Einsteinstrasse 172, 81677 München

eGym GmbH

Einsteinstrasse 172, 81677 München

Inventors (2)

Sauter, Florian

Holzkirchen

Schraml, Christian

München

Representatives / Agents

Stellbrink & Partner Patentanwälte mbB

Widenmayerstrasse 10, 80538 München

Alpspitz IP

Longinusstraße 1, 81247 München

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First-Examination-Report-Despatched 2025-01-10

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milon industries GmbH

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