ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,830, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Lower limb exercise equipment and pedal unit" was invented by Eisuke Aoki (Toyota, Japan) and Tomio Ikeda (Toyota, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Supination and pronation of an ankle joint during a lower limb exercise is achieved. A foot-pedaling exercise equipment as a lower limb exercise equipment is a lower limb exercise equipment that enables a lower limb exercise to be performed using a pair of pedal units. Each of pedal units includes: a step part on which a corresponding foot part can be put; a base part; and a joint part that is provided betwe...