ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,545, issued on June 23, was assigned to Bulletproof Fitness Equipment Inc (Acton, Calif.).

"Glute hamstring developer exercise machine" was invented by Lawrence R. Nolan (Santa Clarita, Calif.) and Nicole K. Nolan (Santa Clarita, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A glute hamstring developer exercise machine includes a vertical post extending from a lower end to an upper end; a user body support system coupled to the vertical post, the user body support system having one or more pads to support the user in a plurality of positions; and a primary frame supporting the one or more pads and extending substantially from the vertical po...