ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,268,947, issued on April 8, was assigned to VIRTUALWINDOW Co. LTD. (Tokyo).

"Exercise equipment" was invented by Rui Sato (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An objective of the present invention is to provide exercise equipment which can provide a user with an immersive experience that allows the user to feel like they are there, while reducing unease or discomfort on the part of the user. The exercise equipment comprises: an exercise device for allowing a user to carry out a prescribed exercise; a measurement device which measures a viewpoint position of the user in a prescribed reference coordinate system when the user carries out t...