Infant calming/sleep-aid device

US11052221B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• HB Innovations, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Harvey Neil Karp · Los Angeles, US
• Ted Larson · Los Angeles, US
• Robert Garbanati · Los Angeles, US
• Saryan Mikayel · Los Angeles, US
• Peter Fornell · Santa Monica, US
• Roy Kosuge · Los Angeles, US
• Joe Kopp · Los Angeles, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 17, 2017
• Grant date: Jul 6, 2021
• Expiry date: Jul 3, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2240/00
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An infant calming/sleep-aid device that includes a moving platform and a sound generator, the sound and motion adapted to calm a fussy baby, induce sleep, and maintain sleep under normal conditions. The device makes a determination as to whether sound signals represent sound coming from inside the device or outside the device. If the sound signals are coming from the inside the device, then the signals are evaluated in a specified frequency band to determine whether the sound is a baby cry. If a determination is made that there is a baby cry, then a threshold analysis is performed to quantify the cry and compare it to a threshold value. If the cry is above a specified threshold, the device moves the platform and/or generates sound.