ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,054, issued on Sept. 30.
"Rollable device with features aiding soft tissue release and muscle loosening" was invented by Thomas Martin Powers (Edina, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rollable apparatus includes a housing being annular in shape, a heating element mounted about the exterior of the housing, a vibration-inducing motor mounted in the interior of the housing and attached thereto, and a set of batteries mounted in the interior of the housing. The set of batteries is provided for powering the heating element to control the temperature of the housing and for powering the vibration motor to induce oscillatory motion in ...