ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,220,303, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to Andrei Genin (Miami).

"Article for absorbing bodily discharges of a user" was invented by Andrei Genin (Hawthorne, Calif.), Sairhey Ulasevich (Hawthorne, Calif.) and Ruslana Kysil (Zhovkva, Ukraine).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An article for absorbing bodily discharges of a user includes an absorbent element. Further, the absorbent element is configured to be disposed in an intergluteal cleft of the user. Further, the absorbent element includes a base portion, a first portion, and a second portion. Further, the first portion is attached to the base portion on a first side of the base portion ...