ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,919, issued on July 22.

"Modular skate riser" was invented by Edward L. Altshuler (Dacono, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A skate riser as described herein can include adjustable offset capability or static offset capability. In the case of risers with static offset capability, presented herein are various skate riser systems that generally have a skate riser defined between a boot adapter mount end and a skate runner mount end, wherein the skate riser is not adjustable. The skate riser system further comprises a boot adapter mount that is connected to the boot adapter mount end. The boot adapter mount is configured to connect ...