ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,671, issued on April 29, was assigned to BodyKore Inc. (Garden Grove, Calif.).

"Mounting system for attachment of interchangeable exercise machine accessories" was invented by Leo Chang (Garden Grove, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mounting system for attachment exercise machine accessories wherein the mounting bracket is a separate piece that can be attached to the exercise machine prior to mounting of the accessory on the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket can be adapted to mount to existing exercise machines, and is easy to attach to an exercise machine separately from accessories to be mounted on it. The mounting brac...