ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,272, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to JTL Enterprises Inc. (Clearwater, Fla.).

"Recovery and wellness pod apparatus" was invented by Paul Lunter (Palm Harbor, Fla.), Timothy Elliot (Pinellas Park, Fla.) and Mario Simoes (Pinellas Park, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for massage of a user in a reclined position, including a housing structure having a base portion with a user support surface for supporting the user in a reclined position, and a top cover portion that extends the full length of the base portion so that the user being disposed or the user support surface is disposed between the base portion and the top ...