ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,293, issued on June 17, was assigned to Regalo International LLC (Burnsville, Minn.).

"Baby changing pad apparatus having locator, locator receiver, and non-skid grip combination" was invented by Mark A. Flannery (Longboat Key, Fla.) and Michael P. Lane (Chaska, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A baby changing pad apparatus having a locator, locator receiver, and non-skid grip combination for engaging the baby changing pad apparatus to a first surface. The locator receiver includes a quick connect first portion engaged to the baby changing pad apparatus. The locator includes a quick connect second portion engagable between the qu...