ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,769, issued on March 31, was assigned to BABY GENERATION INC. (New York).
"Convertible infant chair assembly" was invented by Jillian Kaye Tackaberry (Chicago), Matteo Iavicoli (Chicago), Gary Paulsen (Chicago), Jeremy Paul Grodkiewicz (Portland, Ore.) and Stephen R. Burns (Cumming, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A convertible highchair is described that includes a bucket seat with a contoured backrest and an adjustable harness to securely and comfortably hold an infant in place while eating or performing various activities. The bucket seat, acting as an infant seat, is also removable to accommodate infants of different sizes an...