ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,230, issued on May 27, was assigned to MAXXX-FORCE LLC (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.).
"Electromechanical exercise machine" was invented by John V. Ferlito (Sarasota, Fla.), Nathan Macdonald (Lindon, Utah), Fred Smith (Alpine, Utah), Loren Sackett (Eagle Mountain, Utah), Nathan Morrill (Lehi, Utah) and Ryan Brainard (Salt Lake City).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electro-mechanical displacement exercise apparatus for processing a maximum force potential of an athlete, including a frame a frame including a platform, wherein a section of the platform is connected to a tower, whereby the tower houses control means for manipulating a tension ...