ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,263,374, issued on April 1, was assigned to Titin KM Biomedical Corp. (Bozeman, Mont.).

"Methods of utilizing strengthening and rehabilitation apparatus" was invented by Kole L. Mickolio (Billings, Mont.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Strengthening and rehabilitation apparatus and methods of use. A strengthening and rehabilitation apparatus includes a base, a shaft having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion pivotably coupled to the base, a rest structure rotatably coupled to the distal end portion of the shaft. A method of use includes adjusting resistance of a joint within the base to provide a selected degree of resistance ...