ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,258, issued on May 6, was assigned to Wonderland Switzerland AG (Steinhausen, Switzerland).

"Carrycot with coupler for attaching to a carriage, stand, or other support structure" was invented by Curtis M. Hartenstine (Birdsboro, Pa.), John E. Huntley (Philadelphia) and Lance J. Clemmer (Mohnton, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one example, a carrycot couples to a support frame to support the carrycot above a support surface. The carrycot has a carrycot frame having a first side and a second side that are spaced from one another so as to define a space therebetween that supports a child therein. The carrycot has a set of attachm...