ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,692, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Peter Neri (Paris).
"Technical swimming paddle for assisted stroke execution" was invented by Peter Neri (Paris).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A technical swimming paddle for guided stroke execution consists of two separate elements that interlock via a longitudinal connecting device. The connecting device admits relative movement and full separation of the two elements when flow pressure is applied to the dorsal surface of the swimmer's hand during incorrect stroke execution, but it locks the two elements into aligned co-planar configuration when flow pressure is applied to the palmar surface ...