ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,214, issued on May 13, was assigned to Lagree Technologies Inc. (Chatsworth, Calif.).

"Shrouded exercise spring assemblies" was invented by Sebastien Anthony Louis Lagree (Chatsworth, Calif.) and Max E. Wunderlich (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shrouded spring assembly comprises a coil spring and a shroud. The coil spring includes a cylindrical body having first and second attachment members coupled to ends thereof. The shroud includes a sleeve portion that substantially encapsulates the cylindrical body of the coil spring, the sleeve portion including first and second end portions configured to enable the first and se...