ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,426, issued on Sept. 15.

"Arm, leg and core exercise machines" was invented by Greg Rose (Littleton, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An upper extremity, lower extremity, and core weight resistance mechanical exercise apparatus having a sequence of novel pulley systems and continuous cabling allowing customized isolated and compound exercises with plate lifting assistance and quicker and easier selection of resistances without moving from the user seat, and user-selectable resistances from graded, weight plate stacks with each plate increasing as the selected weight is increased."

The patent was filed on Aug. 5, 2022, under App...