ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,239,219, issued on March 4, was assigned to Gyre & Gimble Gidgets Inc. (Murray, Utah).

"Textured sensory device" was invented by Edward Packer (Murray, Utah) and Lia Packer (Murray, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sensory device may include a bottom surface, a perimeter wall extending upward from the bottom surface to a perimeter height and a plurality of projections extending upward from the bottom surface to a projection height. The plurality of projections may include a first set, a second set, and a third set, where projections within a given set have a similar structure to each other but a distinct structure relative to projec...