ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,201, issued on March 25.

"Urine collector" was invented by Wei Zhang (Ladera Ranch, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A urine collector includes a host, a urine collecting container, and a wearable assembly. The host includes a housing, suction pumps, and an electronic control module. The urine collecting container is detachably mounted on the housing and is communicated with the suction pumps. The wearable assembly includes a wearable piece, suction hoses, and first liquid sensors. The wearable piece includes a cup body and a cup cover, the cup cover is detachably connected to the cup body. The cup cover is connected to the cup...