ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,222, issued on May 27, was assigned to OxeFit Inc. (Plano, Texas).
"Multipurpose exercise bench" was invented by Peter Neuhaus (Pensacola Beach, Fla.), Tyson Cobb (Pensacola, Fla.) and Jeremy Gines (Pensacola, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exercise bench includes a base, a slidable seat coupled to and slidable along the base, and a removable pad positionable on frame. When the removable pad is positioned on the frame, the removable pad prevents movement of the slidable seat along the base and provides a static bench surface configured to support a user during a strength training exercise."
The patent was filed on Oct. 12, 2...