ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,501,990, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to TUNE BELT INC. (Cincinnati).
"Running belt" was invented by Richard S. Wagner II (Loveland, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A running belt has a pouch that defines a primary compartment sized to receive at least a smartphone therein, and there is a panel formed from a polymer having a coefficient of friction less than 1 that is within the compartment, wherein the panel has a tab extending from a top edge thereof, wherein the tab is directly affixed to an interior surface of a front panel of the pouch and a remaining perimeter of the panel is not affixed to the interior surface of the front ...