ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,239,241, issued on March 4, was assigned to WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG (Steinhausen, Switzerland).
"Infant highchair" was invented by Jonathan K. Mountz (Birdsboro, Pa.) and Nathanael Saint (Morgantown, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An infant highchair includes a standing frame including a support platform, a seat pivotally connected with the standing frame and having a seating surface, and a locking mechanism operable to lock the seat in position. The seat is rotatable between a first and a second position, the first position allowing a child to sit in contact with the seating surface, and the second position being suitable to recei...