ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,617, issued on Jan. 13.

"Lighting system for gamification and improvement of aesthetics of exercise equipment" was invented by Richard Sorin (Lexington, S.C.) and Albert Sorin (Lexington, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for gamification and enhancement of aesthetics of exercise equipment, comprising: a control box; a weight rack; and, at least one light attached in or on the weight rack and in operative communication with the control box."

The patent was filed on April 19, 2022, under Application No. 17/724,218.

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