ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,424, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Graco Children's Products Inc. (Atlanta).

"Systems, methods, and apparatus for providing translational motion for a bassinet" was invented by Siu-Lok Tsui (Atlanta), Lauren Pusey (Roswell, Ga.), Brian Scott Kelly (Alpharetta, Ga.), Chad Brandon Robbins (Atlanta) and Zachary Hafner (Kalamazoo, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A children's product configured to provide translational motion is disclosed herein. Example products may include a bassinet assembly with a bassinet, a stationary base, and a track assembly configured to engage with the bassinet and the base, wherein the bassinet is conf...