ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,811, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Wahoo Fitness LLC (Atlanta).

"Indoor bicycle training device" was invented by Harold M. Hawkins III (Atlanta) and Michael Carlson (Atlanta).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An indoor, stationary, bicycle training device that provides advantages over conventional designs of exercise bicycles is provided. The stationary bicycle may include a tilting/pivoting mechanism to orient the indoor bicycle to simulate descending or climbing. The indoor bicycle may include flexible and resilient frame elements to support the indoor training device to move side-to-side under some riding situations thereby simul...