ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,096, issued on Oct. 7.

"Device for enhancing grip strength" was invented by Thane Robert Hunt (Worcester, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hand exercise device includes a first wrist bracelet; a second wrist bracelet removably coupleable to the first wrist bracelet; an actuator mounted on the second wrist bracelet with an extendable loop powered by the actuator; and a fingertip brace coupled to the first wrist bracelet."

The patent was filed on Aug. 12, 2022, under Application No. 17/819,359.

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