ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,415, issued on Jan. 20.

"Musical booster seat device" was invented by Erik Hansen (Enterprise, Ala.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A musical booster seat device for supporting and entertaining a child includes a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, and a peripheral wall extending between the top wall and the bottom wall to define an interior space. A window is positioned in the peripheral wall. The peripheral wall has a vent extending therethrough, with a mesh grill covering the vent. A plurality of instruments is positioned within the interior space. The plurality of instruments is visible through the window and is audible thro...