ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,543,803, issued on Feb. 10.

"Nursing device" was invented by Brittney Lauren Highsmith (Summit, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of a nursing device are disclosed. In a non-limiting embodiment, the nursing device is collapsible from an open configuration to a collapsed configuration. A wall extends along front and side portions of the device. The wall has an upper rim and a lower rim. A flexible frame is provided that has an upper leg adjacent the upper rim and a lower leg adjacent the lower rim. A cover portion is attached to the wall and at least partially defines a viewing window. In the open configuration, the frame is...