ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,850, issued on March 25, was assigned to HB Innovations Inc. (Los Angeles).
"Infant calming/sleep-aid device" was invented by Harvey Neil Karp (Los Angeles), Ted Larson (Los Angeles), Robert Garbanati (Los Angeles), Saryan Mikayel (Los Angeles), Peter Fornell (Los Angeles), Roy Kosuge (Los Angeles) and Joe Kopp (Los Angeles).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An infant calming/sleep-aid device that includes a moving platform and a sound generator, the sound and motion adapted to calm a fussy baby, induce sleep, and maintain sleep under normal conditions. The device makes a determination as to whether sound signals represent sound coming ...