ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,311, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Expectations LLC (Bonney Lake, Wash.).

"Exercise apparatus" was invented by Nicholas M. Soller (Orting, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A front crank assembly is configured and arranged for use with an exercise apparatus having a support frame positioned proximate a front of the exercise apparatus. A crank wheel is rotatably connected to a front support frame portion of the support frame. A crank link has a first crank link end pivotally connected to the crank wheel. An elongate member has a first elongate member end pivotally connected to a top support frame portion proximate a rear suppo...