ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,230,368, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Activity monitoring device with assessment of exercise intensity" was invented by Brett S. Kirby (Portland, Ore.), Bradley W. Wilkins (Beaverton, Ore.), David Clark (Beaverton, Ore.), Eric Bradley (Beaverton, Ore.) and Elizabeth Besemer (Beaverton, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects relate to a portable device that may be used to identify a critical intensity and an anaerobic work capacity of an individual. The device may utilize muscle oxygen sensor data, speed data, or power data. The device may utilize data from multiple exercise sessions, or may utiliz...