ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,616,314, issued on May 5, was assigned to Liam Susswein (Chicago).

"Multi-part dishwasher-optimized high chair" was invented by Liam Susswein (Chicago), Benjamin Yost (San Diego) and Kane Feldman (Shawnee, Kan.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A high chair. A base structure rests on a support surface with upstanding structural members tapering inwardly and upwardly from a bottom region. A top structure has upstanding structural members tapering inwardly and upwardly from the bottom region. The top structure sets atop and in contact with the base structure. Alignment elements in the base and top structures ensure alignment when the structures...