ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,092, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to FRAME INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES CORP. (Miami Beach, Fla.).

"Pilates reformer" was invented by Melissa Bentivoglio (Miami Beach, Fla.) and Lee Belzberg (Miami Beach, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reformer may include a frame extending between a first end portion and a second end portion. The reformer may also include a carriage slidably coupled to the frame, where the carriage is movable along a length of the frame. The carriage is configured to be selectively and releasably coupled to the first end portion of the frame, and selectively and releasably coupled to the second end portion of the...