ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,612, issued on March 18, was assigned to Hykso Inc. (Costa Mesa, Calif.).
"Stabilized training apparatus" was invented by Doug Hoang (Costa Mesa, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for using a lightweight training bag assembly and apparatus provide the punch-feel of common heavy, ceiling-mounted punching bags. Unwanted motion, sound, and other undesirable side-effects associated with existing punching bag designs are successfully avoided. Various embodiments accomplish this by isolating a supporting base from the impact of a punch by using a flexible shaft assembly that translates an angular motion of a shaft ...