ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,669, issued on April 29, was assigned to Core Health & Fitness LLC (Vancouver, Wash.).

"Exercise apparatus" was invented by Jeremy M. Leavitt (Bayfield, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exercise apparatus can include a base. The exercise apparatus can include a post comprising a first portion and a second portion. The base can be configured to receive the first portion of the post. The exercise apparatus can include a pad disposed around the second portion of the post. The exercise apparatus can include a tank coupled with the post at a distal end of the post opposite the base. The pad can extend from the base to the tank."

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