ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,532,930, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Landau International Holdings LLC (Manasquan, N.J.).
"Stabilized weight lifting belt" was invented by Peter J. Jungsberger (Manasquan, N.J.) and Larry Williams (Manasquan, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A weightlifting belt that mitigates or eliminates off-axis deformation and flexing is disclosed, the belt having a recessed T-shaped ratchet to form L-shaped engagement surfaces on one side of the strap, and the belt further having a buckle assembly with L-shaped rail elements and two pawls on the other side of the strap."
The patent was filed on Aug. 5, 2025, under Application No. 19/291,...