ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,602, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to The Sleepy Co. Pty Ltd. (Upper Kedron, Australia).

"Swaddling garment" was invented by Santosh Ghale-Gurung (Upper Kedron, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A swaddling garment for an infant is disclosed comprising an upper body part for receiving the upper body of an infant. The upper body has a back part that in use covers the infant's back, a front chest part that in uses covers the infant's chest, a right elbow region and a left elbow region. The garment may be formed from a resilient flexible material. The garment also has an opening at each elbow region that extends from the elbo...