ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,441, issued on June 2, was assigned to WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG (Steinhausen, Switzerland).

"Child safety seat and related spin lock mechanism" was invented by Bruce L. Williams (Narvon, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A child safety seat includes a base, a seat body and a spin lock mechanism. The seat body is movably disposed on the base and switchable relative to the base between two different positions. The spin lock mechanism includes a pivoting component and a locking component. The pivoting component is pivotally connected to one of the base and the seat body. A driving slot is formed on the pivoting component. The locking c...