ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,304, issued on June 30, was assigned to HATCH BABY INC. (Palo Alto, Calif.).

"Multi-function device for improving sleep and method of operation thereof" was invented by Martin John Kay (Napa, Calif.), Amanda Yim Amyx (Chicago), Adam Reineck (Mill Valley, Calif.), Stuart Gregory Tyrrell (Bainbridge Island, Wash.), Jillian Locks (Mill Valley, Calif.), Catherine Coffman Hammill (Redwood City, Calif.), Ann Crady Weiss (Palo Alto, Calif.) and David Weiss (Palo Alto, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multifunction device for improving sleep and methods of use are disclosed herein. The device can comprise an outer housing, a front pan...