ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,300, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Pvolve LLC (New York).
"Exercise bar" was invented by Stephanie Wineman (Birmingham, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exercise device includes a bar that includes a tube defining a cavity, a loading mechanism disposed within the cavity, and a weight configured to slide against the loading mechanism when the weight is selectively received within the cavity. The loading mechanism is configured to remain stationary in the cavity and to provide a friction force to the weight to slow the loading of the weight into the cavity when the weight is received in the cavity."
The patent was filed on...