US Patent Issued to Flow Creations on July 1 for "Pacifier with coupling mechanism" (Arkansas, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,314, issued on July 1, was assigned to Flow Creations LLC (Temple, Texas).

"Pacifier with coupling mechanism" was invented by Grady Stewart Morgan (Temple, Texas) and Leslie Yarborough Morgan (Pettigrew, Ark.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a pacifier with integrated coupling mechanism designed to securely attach to various objects, providing ease of use for caregivers and comfort for infants. The pacifier features a shield with ventilation holes and, in one embodiment, a stretchable ring coupled to actuating arms and knobs that draw together in a closed position when not in use. In an alternate configu...