ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,542, issued on Nov. 11.

"Combined abdominal exerciser and treadmill" was invented by Jose Alvarenga (Munford, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A combined abdominal exerciser and treadmill including a console assembly, a treadmill assembly, and an oscillating motion assembly. The console assembly includes a display screen where the user may select a predetermined routine for walking, jogging, running, climbing, abs workout wherein said routines are also selectable by means of a remote controller. The console assembly may be oriented towards the treadmill and may rotate towards the oscillating motion assembly, thereby the user may ...