ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,884, issued on Oct. 6.
"Smart stretching apparatus" was invented by Ronny Jansen (Jersey City, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A smart stretching apparatus contains a main body having a seat and a backrest, which can be placed on a couch or other soft surface. A motorized hinge having an angle sensor is adjoined to the seat, and a detachable lever arm extends from the motorized hinge. The lever arm has integrated handles that have force sensors. A mobile application commands the motorized hinge to rotate the lever arm towards and away from the seat based on data collected from the angle sensor and a force sensor in the integrated ...