ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,764, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Wonderland Switzerland AG (Steinhausen, Switzerland).
"Bassinet accessory for a playard" was invented by Jonathan M. Pacella (Gap, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bassinet accessory for a foldable playard, wherein the bassinet and playard are folded and unfolded together. When unfolded, the bassinet is relatively shallow from a top of the playard so that a caregiver may more easily place a child into, and remove the child from, the bassinet. A bassinet mattress is supported by a central hub on the bottom of the bassinet and four support tubes coupled to the hub and extending to respective...