US Patent Issued to TROWFORCE on Nov. 3 for "Apparatus and method for assisting with operation of exercise equipment" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,779,274, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to TROWFORCE LLC (Spring, Texas).

"Apparatus and method for assisting with operation of exercise equipment" was invented by John Trower (Spring, Texas) and Kevin Anderson (Spring, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for enabling a spotter to assist a lifter in a weight lifting exercise comprises a clamp for removably attaching to and enclosing a bar for free weights in an interior therein, the clamp securely retaining the bar along a length of the clamp, the bar being lifted by the lifter during the weight lifting exercise. The clamp is securely and removably attachable to a cable at a...