ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,681, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to CB Sailing Ltd. (Portsmouth, Great Britain).

"Base for a modular exercise system" was invented by Chris Brittle (Portsmouth, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a base for a modular exercise system comprising: a ground element for locating the base on a surface; a resistance apparatus mounted on the ground element; an attachment means for receiving and connecting an interchangeable exercise device to the base; and at least one first sensor which is operative to detect and identify the interchangeable exercise device when connected to the base and to com...