ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,202, issued on March 25.
"Exercise roller with handles" was invented by John Markowski (Sparkill, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foam roller includes a cylindrical main body having a hollow interior extending in a first direction. The foam roller further includes a first portal and a second portal extending into said cylindrical main body in a second direction transverse to said first direction and inline with each other. The foam roller further includes a first arm and a second arm. The first arm is sized to fit within said first portal and the second arm sized to fit within the second portal. The foam roller can be rolled b...