ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,041, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to EAKIN R&D Ltd. (Comber County Down, Great Britain).
"Collecting device" was invented by Nathan Brennan (Comber County Down, Great Britain), Benjamin Derek Mahood (Comber County Down, Great Britain) and Sebastian Miller (Comber County Down, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A collection pouch for bodily fluids/waste has a plurality of flexible polymer film layers. At least two layers form a collecting bag for containing bodily fluids/waste, with front and rear walls formed from the film layers. An opening is formed in the rear wall of the bag for receiving bodily fluids/waste. A flexi...