ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,544, issued on July 14, was assigned to SHENZHENSHI LUTEJIACHENG SUPPLYCHAIN MANAGEMENT Co. LTD. (Shenzhen, China).

"Breast pump" was invented by Wanyuan Chen (Shenzhen City, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A breast pump includes a milk bowl, a breast shield, a main body, and a membrane. The breast shield is detachably connected to the milk bowl. A milk storage cavity for storing milk is defined by the breast shield and the milk bowl. The main body is detachably connected to the milk bowl. The breast shield has a flange shaped to fit a breast and a milk pumping channel for receiving a nipple. An air pump for generating negative ...