ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,361, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Winx Innovations LLC (Port Charlotte, Fla.).

"Hybrid play systems, skirts, and methods" was invented by Robin Whincup (Port Charlotte, Fla.) and Michael Robin Whincup (Bradenton, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hybrid inflatable park includes an inflatable park region including a plurality of inflatable attractions. The inflatable park region includes at least one inflatable chamber disposed between a play layer and a ground layer. The inflatable park region defines a well. A framed play module includes a footing forming part of a framed structure. The footing extends into the well and a ...