ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,530,792, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands).

"System and method for providing assistance during bottle-feeding" was invented by Lena Maria Jaschke (Eindhoven, Netherlands), Priyanka Singhvi (Eindhoven, Netherlands) and Franciscus Nicolaas Kockx (Tegelen, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system provides assistance during bottle-feeding. Video images of a subject bottle-feeding an infant are captured and displayed. Using image analysis, a reorientation of the bottle and/or infant is determined that is required in order to reach a desired bottle orientation and/or infant orientat...