ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,712, issued on May 6, was assigned to Curiouser Products Inc. (New York).

"Smart flexible exercise weight" was invented by Kristie D'Ambrosio-Correll (Sands Point, N.Y.), Eric D'Ambrosio-Correll (Sands Point, N.Y.) and Brynn Putnam (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flexible weight that can be secured to a wearer during performance of an exercise. The weight is segmented, with each segment from a set of segments including an associated bolster-shaped unit having a plurality of pellets suspended in a cured gel, the pellets/gel being positioned within a casing. The set of segments is contained within an outer pouch that is subs...