ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,439, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Wonderland Switzerland AG (Steinhausen, Switzerland).
"Bassinet" was invented by Lance J. Clemmer (Mohnton, Pa.), Jonathan K. Mountz (Birdsboro, Pa.) and Jonathan M. Pacella (Gap, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention may telescopically connect the first support member and the second support member together or pivotally connect the first support member to the pivot hub on the bassinet, such that the bassinet can be adjusted to various heights for a given situation. Furthermore, the bassinet may be adjusted to a desired height and then placed in a play yard without requiring additio...