ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,227, issued on May 13.
"Multi-modal portable exercise equipment" was invented by Alexander Bui (Westminster, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The multi-modal portable exercise equipment of the present invention includes a zippered skin and matable first and second generally hemispheric exercise half bodies that in mated condition provide a generally spherical exercise ball. The exercise ball, or another ball such as an ordinary basketball, is inserted in the skin and attached to external exercise equipment such as the cable of an exercise machine or resistance band can be used by a subject for strength and other allied training ...