ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,740, issued on May 6, was assigned to VICTORY GRIPS LLC (Tybee Island, Ga.).

"Exercise grip" was invented by Victor Brian Pellegrino (Tybee Island, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Exercise grip and methods of forming exercise grips are disclosed. In one aspect, an exercise grip includes a wrist strap and a protective portion. The protective portion has a palm end and a finger end. The palm end is located closer to the wrist strap than the finger end. The finger end is formed offset from a centerline axis of the palm end of the protective portion."

The patent was filed on July 6, 2020, under Application No. 16/921,235.

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