ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,350, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Willow Blossom HoldCo Ltd. (London).
"Breast pump" was invented by Jeremy William Crouch (London), Thomas Michael Malloy (London), Brian McVeigh (London), Christopher James Irlam (London), Jack Cyril Biltcliffe (London), Macdara O'Shea (London) and Daniel John Thompson (London).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An in-bra wearable breast pump is provided. The breast pump includes an air pump system for generating a base level vacuum and a pumping vacuum, a breast shield for receiving a user's breast and having a first side and a second side, a first channel for drawing the base level vacuum on the f...