ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,498, issued on Nov. 25.
"Urine collection systems, and methods of making and using the same" was invented by James William Scott (Crawfordville, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Urine collection systems and related methods in which the urine collection system comprises: (A) a perforated sheet that includes a plurality of apertures that allow for one-way flow through the apertures, and (B) a bottom urine collection sheet, positioned below the perforated sheet, comprising one or more grooves, where each groove has a respective groove length, groove width, and groove depth for allowing the groove to facilitate collection of urine by ...