ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,083, issued on March 18, was assigned to UR24TECHNOLOGY INC. (Corona Del Mar, Calif.).

"Automated collection and analysis of body fluids" was invented by Landon Duval (Corona Del Mar, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for collecting and analyzing urine at the time it is released uses a urine collecting tube joined with a canister. Suction is produced in the collecting tube to join the tube with a penis or to the exterior surface of a female urethra orifice. Once suction is achieved the collecting tube stays in place by suction action. When urine flows into the urine collecting tube a sensor triggers a vacuum pump to pro...