ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,385, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Graco Children's Products Inc. (Atlanta).
"Winch systems for child containment devices" was invented by Brandon Michael Burkholder (Atlanta), Brandon Seth Cross (Atlanta), David Thomas Hotard (Peachtree Corners, Ga.), Karl Hewson (Cambridgeshire, Great Britain), Claire Georgina Radha Wilkinson (Cambridgeshire, Great Britain), Andrew Wynne (Cambridgeshire, Great Britain), Neil Lester Campbell (Cambridgeshire, Great Britain), Paul Edward Hopkinson (Cambridgeshire, Great Britain) and Conor Mark Devine (Cambridgeshire, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A winch reel system is provided for...