ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,374, issued on April 15, was assigned to CHARLIE PRODUCTION GMBH (Hofheim, Germany).
"Baby carrier" was invented by Anna Sauer (Hofheim, Germany) and Robert Brodhage (Hofheim, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wraparound carrier device for babies or toddlers includes a carrier part. An inner side of the carrier part can be brought into contact with a back or stomach of a baby or toddler being carried. A waist belt is attached to at least a central region of a lower edge of the carrier part, and is guided with an inner side in a waist or hip region of a carrying person around their stomach and back. Two shoulder straps are provi...