ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,728, issued on Oct. 14.

"Athletic or rehabilitative force registering device" was invented by Peter Alan Hollier (Norfolk, Great Britain), Paul John Wade (Santa Rosa, Calif.), Jean Michaels (Aix-en-Provence, France) and Kurt Walter Tobias Hartmann (Manchester, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A graspable handle which incorporates a force indicator with attachment to secure said device to provide resistance for purposes of exercise."

The patent was filed on Oct. 14, 2020, under Application No. 17/768,573.

*For further information, including images, charts and tables, please visit: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parse...