ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,000, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"Disorder detection system, its disorder detection method, and program" was invented by Eisuke Aoki (Toyota, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A disorder detection system includes: a pair of left and right footrests configured so that left and right feet of a user are respectively placed thereon to perform an exercise of legs therewith; a pair of left and right slide mechanisms for enabling the footrests to slide in a front/rear direction with respect to a sitting part, the slide mechanisms including a resistance part for applying a resistance to the slid...