ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,371, issued on July 28.

"Method and apparatus to test a user's ability and skills to balance a lever on an apex" was invented by Surinder Badyal (Ridgecrest, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A toy, game, or tool configured to test a user's ability to balance an object on an apex. The toy/game/tool is comprised of an apparatus and a lever. The apparatus is comprised substantially of a pyramidal assembly, where the pyramidal assembly further has a base, a middle section and an apex. In various embodiments, the shape of the base can be comprised of a triangle, a rectangle, circle, oval, etc. The lever has a length, a weight, and a ...