ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,240, issued on July 8.
"Enhanced infant pacifier" was invented by Thomas Cruthis (Jamestown, N.C.) and Stephanie Cruthis (Jamestown, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An enhance infant pacifier is an infant pacifier with removable GPS receiver and locator system. The outer enclosure of the device includes a GPS receiver that determines the location of the pacifier. This information is then transmitted to a paired (synced) smart phone that is running a dedicated software application (app) that displays the location of the pacifier anywhere in the world. The parent or care provider can also create an audible or visual alert on the pac...