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Infant calming/sleep-aid device

US12256850B2 · kind B2 · utility

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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	Jul 6, 2021
Grant date	Mar 25, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 24, 2044

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2240/00
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

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.

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