ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,676, issued on Aug. 19.

"Interactive electronic trampoline" was invented by Daniel Greenberg (Chicago) and Samantha Sturgeon (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interactive electronic trampoline assembly is made up of a frame, legs, a trampoline mat, a plurality of bias members to secure the trampoline mat to the frame, and a sensor to sense movement of the trampoline mat. A handlebar may also be connected to the frame. A control module may be removably secured to the assembly adjacent the frame. The control module may have a speaker, a power source, a controller, lights and control buttons. The sensor may also be housed in th...