ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,590, issued on April 21, was assigned to Row H2O Inc..
"In-water rowing exercise machine" was invented by Linda Carolan-Taddonio (St Paul, Minn.), Robert Tuttle (Eden Prairie, Minn.), Alan Littman (Lakeville, Minn.) and Reed Johnson (Minneapolis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An in-water rowing exercise device comprises a vertical metal post configured to be positioned against a wall of a pool and an adjustable footrest, configured to be fully submerged, attached proximate to a bottom portion of the post. A bracket is horizontally attached to an upper portion of the post proximate to a water level of the pool. Two resistance bands, ...