This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent and 1 EPO patent. Top assignee: Fibby B.V.. Active years: 2026.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 2026
Title: Hugo Willem Van Der Spek and His Swimming Aid Invention.
Introduction
Hugo Willem Van Der Spek is an inventor based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. His work includes a swimming aid designed to support buoyancy and encourage safer, more confident movement in the water.
Latest Patents
Van Der Spek is associated with 1 patent: “Swimming aid with a tiltable back float.” The invention has a supporting structure that secures around the user’s upper body and a back float that tilts around a transverse axis. This movement helps the user adopt a more upright posture, making it easier to keep their head above the water and encouraging supportive hand movements that can help develop swimming skills.
Career Highlights
Van Der Spek’s patent focuses on combining buoyancy support with features intended to promote water safety and swimming ability. He is associated with Fibby B.V.
Collaborations
Van Der Spek’s coworker is Jort Nijhuis. Their professional association is connected with Fibby B.V. and the swimming-aid invention.
Conclusion
Hugo Willem Van Der Spek’s patented swimming aid combines a tiltable back float with upper-body support to help users maintain a more upright position and practice movements in the water.
Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile