ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,394, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Mattel Inc. (El Segundo, Calif.).
"Infant entertainment device" was invented by Lauren Rachael Hoffman (Buffalo, N.Y.), Lawrence Martin Hopcia (Alden, N.Y.) and Patrick David Schaefer (Buffalo, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aspect of the infant entertainment device relates to an entertainment component that is moved by an input from an infant. In one embodiment, the entertainment component moves in response to a kicking input from an infant in a supine position. The infant entertainment device includes an input mechanism that is positioned so that the infant can move the input mechani...