ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,800, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Tonal Systems Inc. (San Francisco).
"Exercise machine with pancake motor" was invented by Aly E. Orady (San Francisco) and Michael Valente (San Francisco).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exercise machine is disclosed. The exercise machine comprises a motor, an actuator, an arm, and a cable. The cable is coupled between the motor and the actuator through the arm. The motor is configured to provide a nominal tension of resistance when an end of the cable is within a range of length from a zero point associated with the cable."
The patent was filed on June 2, 2023, under Application No. 18/205,4...