ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,126, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to BREATHE BABY PRODUCTS INC. (Mountlake Terrace, Wash.).
"Orthotropic and orthognathic oral device and method" was invented by Nafys Samandari (Phoenix).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hygienic oral feed-bottle nipple includes an opening skirt to expand rotate in the buccal vestibule. As the child completes the suckling cycle, the mouth portion is distorted, the skirt extended to provide cleaning, stimulation, and a bumper to deny extensive pronation. The flanges and skirt may be covered with a textured surface, or bristles, that provide mechanical brushing of oral surfaces. Hard pads set along a...