ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,565, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Spin Master Inc. (Williamsville, N.Y.).
"Infant float" was invented by David A. Arias (Virginia Beach, Va.), Timothy James Clemens (Virginia Beach, Va.), Theresa M. Bannon (Virginia Beach, Va.), Laurel A. Roney (Virginia Beach, Va.) and David J. Crowe (Virginia Beach, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This application relates to inflatable flotation devices that support an infant, and having first, second and third inflatable members. The first member has an outer and an inner perimeter and a first and second diameters at first and second end portions. The second member is at least partially w...