ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,697, issued on July 28, was assigned to Stabulum Group LLC (Ames, Iowa).
"Substrate with integrated multi-layer pouch/pocket" was invented by Trung Lo Deo (Urbandale, Iowa), Cameron James Lynch (Iowa City, Iowa), Okaydo Van Duong (Des Moines, Iowa) and James Edward Fay (Boulder, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foldable diaper changing mat that includes a foldable base layer having a surface engaging side and an upward facing side and a top edge and a bottom edge; and an infant buttocks receiving pad portion having a top end facing the top edge of the foldable base layer and a bottom end facing the bottom edge of the foldable b...