ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,336, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Flow Creations LLC (Temple, Texas).
"Pacifier with coupling mechanism" was invented by Grady Stewart Morgan (Temple, Texas) and Leslie Yarborough Morgan (Pettigrew, Ark.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a pacifier with an integrated coupling mechanism that includes a flexible shield, a nipple, a pair of actuating arms, and a pair of knobs. A stretchable ring is coupled to the actuating arms and configured to apply a contracting force that draws the knobs together in a resting state. When external pressure is applied to pressing surfaces on the shield, the shield f...