ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,022, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Slumberpod LLC (Bellevue, Wash.).
"Crib accessory" was invented by Kathryn Beck Mallory (Decatur, Ga.), Louise Wingfield Childs (Milledgeville, Ga.), Maureen Carroll (Atlanta), Stephen Jones (Doraville, Ga.) and Jeffrey Juskowich (Murfreesboro, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pop up cover for a crib is provided for providing a safe, comfortable and isolated environment for a child in a crib. The pop-up cover may be made of breathable fabric panels having an integrated frame, for example a flexible frame, which can be folded (collapsed) on itself, for example when folded in specific ways ...