ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,128, issued on July 29.
"Baby bottle system" was invented by Kara S. Sheftel (Manchester, Conn.) and Cortney Charnas Cole (Simsbury, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A baby bottle system includes a collar configured to connect to a disposable water bottle, a nipple secured to the collar, and a dosing cap configured to connect to the collar and enclose the nipple. The collar includes a lower portion configured to engage the disposable water bottle and an upper portion attached to the lower portion, a base of the nipple being sandwiched between the upper portion and an upper end of the lower portion to secure the nipple to the coll...