ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,682,782, issued on July 14, was assigned to Slyde Analytics LLC (Houston).

"Method and device for retrieving biomechanical parameters of a stride" was invented by Jerome Corre (Savieres, Switzerland), Steve Devenes (Riddes, Switzerland), Frederic Lamon (Corin-de-la-Crete, Switzerland), Stefan Hochuli Paychere (Chigny, Switzerland) and Christophe Ramstein (Haute-Nendaz, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and device determine biomechanical parameters of a runner from an accelerometer worn off-torso on a wrist, upper arm, head, or shoe. Acceleration including a vertical component is acquired and cadence is determined from t...