ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,744, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION Inc. (Gainesville, Fla.).

"Method, apparatus, and system for motorized rehabilitative cycling" was invented by Warren E. Dixon (Gainesville, Fla.), Kimberly J. Stubbs (Gainesville, Fla.), Emily J. Griffis (Gainesville, Fla.), Wanjiku A. Makumi (Gainesville, Fla.), Hannah M. Sweatland (Gainesville, Fla.), Tanja Taivassalo (Gainesville, Fla.) and Donovan Lott (Gainesville, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein is a method, apparatus, and system a motor-assisted stationary rehabilitation cycle employing a closed-loop control scheme. Methods m...