ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,153, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Monahan Products LLC (Pittsburgh).
"Infant care apparatus" was invented by Frederick Karl Hopke (Medway, Mass.), Henry F. Thorne (Sewickley, Pa.), Mary J. Koes (Pittsburgh) and Robert D. Daley (Pittsburgh).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An infant care apparatus includes a base; a drive mechanism disposed on the base; a controller electronically coupled to the drive mechanism; and a support device coupled to the drive mechanism. The support device is configured to be moved in both a horizontal and vertical direction relative to the base by the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism is controlled by t...