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Is a teething toy patented?

Short answer: specific designs of a teething toy have been patented many times, but "a teething toy" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.

What our index shows
  • 105 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “teeth toyringdevice” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
  • Among the 84 best keyword matches we examined, 25 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
  • Most frequent assignees in those matches: ALPHA GROUP CO LTD (2), LIPPINCOTT PAMELA A (2), MUNCHKIN INC (2), TESINI DAVID A (2).
  • Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A61J (80), A63H (12), A47G (7), A61H (5).

Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.

14 real patent publications related to a teething toy

  1. Dual Purpose Teething Toy Picture Frame US-2025325453-A1 2025 · AL SULAIMANI MUSA
    A multi-functional infant device that serves both as a teething toy and a picture display or mirror assembly. The device comprises an external oral stimulation surface formed from a soft, infant-safe material and an internal frame…
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  2. Baby bottle stand and teether toy apparatus US-2023233415-A1 2023 · WAGNER DAWN
    Apparatus to secure a beverage container in an upright position and provide a surface for teething. The apparatus includes a body, a base, a plurality of feet, and a head. The body includes an interior circumference. A wall of the…
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  3. Baby bottle stand and teether toy apparatus US-2022304899-A1 2022 · Dawn Wagner
    Apparatus to secure a beverage container in an upright position and provide a surface for teething. The apparatus includes a body, a plurality of feet, and a head. The body includes an interior circumference. A wall of the body al…
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  4. Teether toy WO-2021180016-A1 2021 · ALPHA GROUP CO LTD
    Disclosed is a teether toy, comprising end plates (1), longitudinal columns (2) and teether members (3), wherein two end plates (1) are provided and arranged in parallel to each other in the horizontal direction; the teether membe…
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  5. Transformable toy and transformable teether toy WO-2021180014-A1 2021 · ALPHA GROUP CO LTD
    A transformable toy, comprising a supporting portion (1), a rotating portion (2), and dispersing portions (3). The rotating portion (2) is rotatably connected to the supporting portion (1), and the rotating portion (2) can rotate,…
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  6. Infant pacificer holder and teether US-10258544-B2 2019 · KIM BYONGCHUL
    A teething device that is configured to retain a pacifier in a central aperture of the teething device. The teething device has a plurality of lobes at a first end, with the lobes having a plurality of nubs for teething. The apert…
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  7. Bib toy teething device US-10172394-B2 2019 · HYSLOP MELISSA
    A bib toy teething device is described having a bib body with a collar and a lower portion comprising an aperture for receiving a detachable toy. The toy has a teether for securely positioning the teether close to the infant and p…
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  8. Sensory Stimulating Developmental Stuffed Animal Pacifier and Teething Toy US-2018078866-A1 2018 · ROGONE M SHARON
    This is a disclosure related to a device that is for the independent use by an infant or toddler for self-soothing and stimulation of the five senses. This device is designed for the natural needs of infants and toddlers; cognitiv…
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  9. Suction cup teether toy US-9308463-B2 2016 · BARTELS ROSS E
    The present invention relates to a new type of suction cup toy for children and associated methods of use thereof, and, more particularly, to a teether, a play toy, a construction toy, and/or a combination teether and toy.
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  10. Teether Rings US-2011245870-A1 2011 · MCKINNEY CHARLOTTE
    An infant teething toy device is provided that comprises a set of one to four horizontally aligned rings with a teething surface fixedly attached to each. The rings are open at their base for adjustably securing the device to the …
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  11. Teething toy US-7695339-B2 2010 · FRIEDMAN MARY KATHRYN
    A teething toy that is chewable and sensory stimulating uses a hollow cylinder made of a soft clear polymeric material. It is approximately half filled with a colored fluid. Shiny particle specks and different shaped multicolored …
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  12. Teether toy and method of use US-2005004603-A1 2005
    A baby teether includes a graspable housing having a cavity therein and a positionable member rotatably connected to the housing and partially disposed within the housing cavity. The positionable member includes a teething portion…
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  13. Teether toy and method of making US-2003181948-A1 2003
    A teething toy that is designed to help infants and small children develop their senses, motor skills and thought processes as well as providing a number of different surfaces for teething relief includes a plurality of link membe…
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  14. Dog teething toy US-6014950-A 2000
    A rolled or folded terry cloth dog teething toy which can be saturated with water and frozen. The frozen teething toy provides relief for teething pain and gum soreness and is enticing to a dog.
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What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a teething toy been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Baby and child products are heavily patented and safety-driven; compare the locking, restraint and cleaning features carefully.

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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.