ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,505, issued on May 13, was assigned to WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG (Steinhausen, Switzerland).

"Child bassinet and child care apparatus including a child bassinet installed on a playpen" was invented by Andrew J. Horst (West Lawn, Pa.), Curtis M. Hartenstine (Birdsboro, Pa.) and Patrick J. Bowers (Hockessin, Del.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A child bassinet includes a support frame supporting an enclosure, and a playpen coupling mechanism provided on the support frame. The playpen coupling mechanism includes an adjustable catching part that is connected with the support frame and is engageable with a playpen for installing the child...