ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,544, issued on Jan. 27.
"Exercise apparatuses" was invented by Thomas Johnston (Kirkwood, Mo.) and Jason Boogerd (Solon, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exercise apparatus includes a grip section including at least one pair of handles; a first sleeve coupled to a first end of the grip section; and a second sleeve coupled to a second end of the grip section, which is opposite the first end. Each of the first and second sleeves is structured to receive one or more weight plates. The grip section includes a first grip segment, a second grip segment, and a platform positioned between the first grip segment and the second grip segm...