ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,319,377, issued on June 3, was assigned to Float Supply LLC (Sacramento, Calif.).

"Single wheel vehicle rider presence detector" was invented by Robert Allen (Sacramento, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A single wheel vehicle may include first and second footpads. Each footpad may be configured to receive a left or right foot of a rider that is oriented generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the device. A detecting region may be located on the first and second footpads. The detecting region may include switches. Each switch may be electrically connected to corresponding resistor such that the resistance across a powerline...