ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,459, issued on Dec. 30.
"Motorized Pilates reformer system" was invented by Scott R. Watterson (Logan, Utah), Kent M. Smith (Logan, Utah), Jared Weston (Logan, Utah) and David Hays (Logan, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one aspect of the disclosure, a motorized Pilates reformer system may include a frame, a carriage configured to slide along the frame, springs attached to the carriage, attachment mechanisms attached to the frame, spring motors attached to the frame, a footbar rotatably attached to the frame, and a footbar motor attached to the frame. The spring motors may be configured to cause the attachment mechanisms to ea...