ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,284, issued on Jan. 13.

"Urine absorbing sheath for men" was invented by Stephen Alston Sr. (Glenarden, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An urine absorbing sheath for men including a sheath assembly and an attaching assembly. The sheath assembly includes sheath. The sheath is hollow and has an open top portion. The sheath is absorbent and includes an absorbent pad on a bottom rear portion thereof. The sheath is used to cover an user's penis. The attaching assembly includes at least one attaching member having adhesive means. The at least one attaching member is used to adhere the sheath to the user's penis in a predetermined positi...