US Patent Issued to RESTFUL PUMP on May 26 for "Breast pump sound suppressor" (Massachusetts Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,413, issued on May 26, was assigned to RESTFUL PUMP INC. (Pembroke, Mass.).

"Breast pump sound suppressor" was invented by Micolene Boddie (Marshfield, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sound suppressor for a breast pump. The sound suppressor for the breast pump is operable to reduce noise coming from the breast pump when in operation. Breast pumps are known in the art to produce a distinctive and fairly loud noise, causing breast pumping mothers to feel agitated. The sound suppressor of the present disclosure operates to reduce and in some cases nearly eliminate sound coming from the breast pump."

The patent was filed on March ...