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Granted Patent B2
US 12,521,617 · App. 17/724,218 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Lighting system for gamification and improvement of aesthetics of exercise equipment

Inventors: Richard Sorin (Lexington, SC); Albert Sorin (Lexington, SC)
A63B71/0622A63B24/0062
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Patent No.
US 12,521,617
App. No.
17/724,218
Granted
Jan 13, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for gamification and enhancement of aesthetics of exercise equipment, comprising: a control box; a weight rack; and, at least one light attached in or on the weight rack and in operative communication with the control box.

Claims (33)

1 . A system for gamification and enhancement of aesthetics of exercise equipment, comprising:

a weight rack, comprising at least two upright components with lighting disposed therein;

a control box disposed in a decorative add-on space, separate from the lighting, and wherein the control box connects the at least two upright components; and,

at least one light attached inside the weight rack and in operative communication with the control box.

2 . The system according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one attachment or accessory.

3 . The system according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one sensor in operative communication with the control box.

4 . The system according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one of a sound emitter, a tactile sensation stimulator, smoke or mist generator, foam sprayer or pyrotechnics.

5 . The system according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one attachment or accessory has disposed therein at least one light attached inside.

6 . A kit for retrofitting exercise equipment comprising at least two upright components of a weight rack, comprising:

a control box disposed in a decorative add-on space, separate from lighting disposed within the at least two upright components, and wherein the control box connects the at least two upright components; and,

at least one light of the lighting attached inside the exercise equipment and in operative communication with the control box.

7 . The kit according to claim 6 , further comprising at least one sensor in operative communication with the control box.

8 . The kit according to claim 6 , further comprising at least one of a sound emitter, a tactile sensation stimulator, smoke or mist generator, foam sprayer or pyrotechnics for attachment to the exercise equipment.

9 . The system according to claim 6 , further comprising at least one light for attachment inside at least one attachment or accessory.

10 . A method of using a system for gamification and enhancement of aesthetics of exercise equipment comprising at least two upright components of a weight rack, comprising:

associating at least one sensor with a measurable indicator of exercise performance;

commencing exercise by a user;

sensing data corresponding to the measurable indicator of exercise performance using the at least one sensor;

transmitting the sensed data to a control box for processing the control box disposed in a decorative add-on space, separate from lighting, and wherein the control box connects the at least two upright components;

processing the sensed data; and,

using the lighting disposed inside the exercise equipment to provide at least one of gamification, biofeedback, safety, and motivation, based on the processing.

11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the lighting is adjusted in at least one of color, intensity, and pattern.

12 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the exercise equipment is at least one of a weight rack, attachment or accessory.

13 . The method according to claim 10 , further comprising using at least one of sound, tactile stimulation, smoke, mist, foam or pyrotechnics to provide gamification and enhancement of aesthetics of the exercise equipment.

14 . A method of using a system for gamification and enhancement of aesthetics of exercise equipment comprising at least two upright components of a weight rack, comprising:

activating lighting located inside the exercise equipment;

optionally adjusting the lighting;

optionally controlling individual lights and/or strips of the lighting;

optionally deactivating the lighting,

wherein at least one of the activating, adjusting, controlling and deactivating are controlled by a control box disposed in a decorative add-on space, separate from the lighting, and wherein the control box connect the at least two upright components.

15 . The method according to claim 14 , wherein adjusting comprises adjusting at least one of color, intensity and pattern.

16 . The method according to claim 14 , wherein the exercise equipment comprising at least one of a attachment or accessory.

17 . The method according to claim 14 , further comprising using at least one of sound, tactile stimulation, smoke, mist, foam or pyrotechnics to provide gamification and enhancement of aesthetics of the exercise equipment.

Continuity (2)
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