ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,312, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Evenflo Co. Inc. (Miamisburg, Ohio).

"Infant transport system and assembly" was invented by Shain A. Saucier (Charlotte, N.C.), Charles H. Keegan (Milton, Mass.), Zhang Meng (Suzhou, China), Yang Xiaoyong (Suzhou, China), Gao Xiang (Suzhou, China), Lv Wenlong (Suzhou, China) and Feng Bo (Suzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system to transport infant children usable as an integrated unit or with a universal tower attachment system is provided that includes a base configured to be secured to a portion of an automobile; a chassis releasably coupled to the base; and a shell. The shell in...