ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,054, issued on March 31, was assigned to QUINTESSENTIAL TOTS LLC (Naperville, Ill.).
"Teething mitt" was invented by Kelly Douglas (Naperville, Ill.) and Maureen Salazar (Naperville, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A teething mitt includes a teething portion having at least one raised element disposed on an outer surface, the at least one raised element configured to transition from a first position to a second position in response to external pressure; and a glove portion that has a first end configured to couple with the teething portion; and a second end configured to receive a hand of a user, the second portion having an adj...