ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,605, issued on April 21.

"Tennis racket dampener device with variable dampening" was invented by David Pacheco (Round Rock, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vibration dampener device configured to install to the stings of a racket for dampening a vibration energy of the strings, and which allows for adjustable/tunable dampening may comprise a dampening member configured to capture a first string segment and a second string segment of the racket; and a holder assembly comprising a post including post threading, a tension adjustment nut threadably engaged to the post threading, and at least one plate."

The patent was filed on F...