ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,299, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Kenvue Brands LLC (Summit, N.J.).
"Smart teething apparatus" was invented by Justin Mellinger (Philadelphia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A teething apparatus includes a water-resistant housing containing a controller and a power source and communication means and a plurality of sensors in communication with the surface of the housing arranged and configured to detect at least pH and at least one volatile organic compound. Each of the plurality of sensors is in data communication with the controller and the controller is capable of communication with an external device via communication means....