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US 12,569,077 B1Granted
System and method for positioning of an infant using magnets
AssigneeThe Plagiocephaly Solution, LLC
InventorGary Rogers
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Abstract
A magnetic positioning apparatus for an item of clothing, the apparatus including an item of clothing having a front side and a back side; and at least one first magnet secured to the item of clothing, wherein the at least one first magnet is secured to the back side of the item of clothing.
Claims16
A magnetic positioning apparatus for an item of clothing, the apparatus comprising:
- an item of clothing configured to be worn by an infant having a front side and a back side;
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- at least one first magnet secured to the item of clothing;
- a sleeping surface having at least one second magnet;
- an alarm to detect a disengagement between the at least one first magnet and the at least one second magnet;
- wherein the at least one first magnet is configured to magnetically engage the at least one second magnet, and
- wherein the at least one first magnet is secured to the back side of the item of clothing.
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A method for positioning an infant on a sleeping surface, the method comprising:
- clothing the infant in a garment, the garment including at least one first magnet on a back of the garment;
- laying the infant down on a sleeping surface that includes at least one second magnet;
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- joining together via magnetic attraction, the at least one first magnet and the at least one second magnet;
- and
- generating an alarm when the magnetic attraction between the at least one first magnet and the at least one second magnet is broken.
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A magnetic positioning apparatus, comprising:
- a clothing garment configured to be worn by an infant, the clothing garment having at least one first magnet;
- a sleeping surface that includes a hollow cavity;
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- at least one second magnet embedded in the hollow cavity;
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- an alarm to detect when a magnetic attraction between the at least one first magnet and the at least one second magnet has been broken.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.