ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,255,036, issued on March 18, was assigned to MAD BLADDER INC. (Tucson, Ariz.).

"Incontinence detection device" was invented by Daniel Joseph Rachlin (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Most current incontinence detection systems are expensive, difficult to use, uncomfortable to wear, or suffer limitations in the scope of detected events. However, the present invention features an incontinence detection system that uses inexpensive technologies and is disposable. The system can indicate the degree and persistence of wetness. The degree of wetness can be measured across various factors, including geometrical coverage via mult...