US Patent Issued on July 14 for "Hugging therapy doll" (Virginia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,698, issued on July 14.

"Hugging therapy doll" was invented by Debra G. Taylor (Richmond, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The hugging therapy doll is a therapeutic structure, which is an emotional support doll. The hugging therapy doll is formed in the image of a human being. The hugging therapy doll gives a patient a hug. The hugging therapy doll includes a head structure, a torso structure, a pelvic structure, a plurality of simulated appendage structures, a plurality of joints, a plurality of telescopic knee structures, a shoulder lever structure, and a simulated skin structure. The plurality of joints and the plurality of tele...