ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,060, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to MUNCHKIN INC. (Van Nuys, Calif.).

"Bottle warmers with adapters" was invented by Kevin Douglas Johnson (Tarzana, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bottle warmer assembly includes a base having a heating element, and a threaded portion which may be connected directly to a bottle or through an intermediary adapter. One or more seals may be used between the base and the bottle and adapter such that the bottle warmer is universal and may be used to heat any design and configuration of bottles."

The patent was filed on Jan. 19, 2023, under Application No. 18/099,230.

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