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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2022
The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (US);
The Uab Research Foundation, Birmingham, AL (US);
Eduard S. Sazonov, Northport, AL (US);
Ariel A. Salas, Hoover, AL (US);
Paula Catherine Chandler-Laney, Birmingham, AL (US);
The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (US);
Abstract
A feeding bottle includes a bottle enclosure defining a hollow bottle chamber, wherein the enclosure defines a feeding outlet at a first end and an attachment structureat a second end. A bottom housing defines an instrument compartment extending between a closed exterior portion of the bottom housing and a separation surface within the bottom housing, wherein the bottom housing is configured for detachable connection to the attachment structureof the bottle enclosure. A relief valve is positioned within the separation surface of the bottom housing. A pressure sensor is positioned adjacent the separation surface of the bottom housing and connected by a passageway to the instrument compartment in the bottom housing, wherein the pressure sensor is configured to detect changes of pressure in the bottle enclosure.