ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,657, issued on June 3.

"Exercise machine system and method of use" was invented by Nicole Nolan (Santa Clarita, Calif.) and Lawerence R. Nolan (Santa Clarita, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exercise machine system includes a first vertical post; a first lever arm coupled to the first vertical post via a first carriage, the first lever arm is to be operated by a user; and the first carriage forming a channel to receive the first vertical post therein, the first carriage having a pivoting system allowing for the first lever arm to: (1) rotate around a vertical axis to adjust between a first position around the vertical axis an...