ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,650, issued on July 22, was assigned to Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Ind.).
"Chew toys for children" was invented by Hannah Maureen Ferrill (Hobart, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A toy with a ring-shaped body having multiple sections each forming a portion of the ring-shaped body and each having a tubular base portion. At least a first tab projects radially outward from the tubular base portion of a first section of the multiple sections. Surface features protrude from at least one of the first tab and the tubular base portion of at least one of the multiple sections. At least a first pressure sensor is embedded ...