ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,737, issued on May 20, was assigned to Danish Aerospace Co. A/S (Odense, Denmark).

"Multifunctional exercise apparatus" was invented by Daniel Hasse Hagen Hansen (Odense, Denmark).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multifunctional exercise apparatus for exercise of humans, in particular astronauts, said apparatus including a first module comprising a cable reel system operably connected to a torque resistance mechanism, and a second module comprising a flywheel and a brake for providing resistance to the flywheel. The ability provided by the present invention for developing exercises in which the flywheel and a brake in combination with...