US Patent Issued to Dr. Brown's on Sept. 16 for "Bottle assembly" (Illinois Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,902, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Dr. Brown's Co. (St. Louis).

"Bottle assembly" was invented by Mark D. Reed (Columbia, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bottle assembly includes a container, a collar assembly, and a vent insert. The collar assembly includes a collar and a nipple. The vent insert is configured for selective placement on an open top of the container. The vent insert, when placed on the open top of the container, defines a gap for allowing liquid in the liquid chamber of the container to flow towards the nipple and a vent passage having at least one vent opening in flow communication with the liquid chambe...