ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,312, issued on Sept. 29.
"Breast pump flange assembly and method of use" was invented by Marcella Lee Post (Edmond, Okla.) and Tina Louise Michael-Shine (St. Charles, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved breast pump flange assembly, flexible membrane and method of use are disclosed. In some embodiments, the breast pump flange assembly includes a flanged housing having an interior chamber extending therethrough. The flanged housing including an upper receiving portion having a first diameter, a substantially tubular middle portion having a second diameter, and a substantially tubular lower connecting portion having a third ...