ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,424, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to The Natural Nipple Corp..
"Latching systems and methods" was invented by Lauren Wright (Tampa, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for simulating the natural breastfeeding process both through flow rate and through nipple shape is disclosed. The system provides bottles designed after a woman's own breast, rather than a "one-size fits many" generic bottle sold in stores. The system accurately represents the shape of mother's unique nipple types, and use fluid dynamics analysis to match the flow characteristics of bottle nipples to that of actual lactation averages, incorporat...