ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,745, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Coulter Ventures LLC (Columbus, Ohio).
"Barbell" was invented by Nicolas Garcia (Centerburg, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A barbell includes a bar, a first sleeve assembly having a first sleeve with a first proximal bore portion, a first distal bore portion, and a first central bore portion extending therebetween. An inner proximal bushing is received in the first proximal bore portion, a proximal bearing received in the first proximal bore portion and having two sets of roller bodies positioned between inner and outer races. An outer proximal bushing is received in the first proximal bo...