ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,391, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Implus Footcare LLC (Durham, N.C.).

"Swing training device" was invented by Tommaso Vielmo (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A swing training device for practicing a sports swing that includes a body having a first end region and a second end region and a receiving slot extending along the body. At least one attachment member is received within the receiving slot and is adapted to couple the first end region and the second end region to define a hollow shape. In some embodiments, the first end region and the second end region are adapted to translate relative to each other along the s...