ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,721, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to VISION 8 GMBH (Grafelfing, Germany).
"Training apparatus with progress indicator and unified base for different apparatus types" was invented by Markus Hammer (Grafelfing, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A training apparatus having a progress indicator and unified base for different apparatus types, such as for an ergometer, speed bike, recumbent bike, home training bike, rowing apparatus, elliptical trainer, cross-trainer or treadmill. The fitness apparatus of every apparatus type is based on a structure which is unified in terms of technical design, according to which the frame or pede...