ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,041, issued on May 13, was assigned to Verily Life Sciences LLC (Dallas).
"Smart diaper pail" was invented by Brian Schiffer (San Francisco).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A diaper pail is disclosed. The diaper pail includes a scale configured to determine a weight of an absorbent article. The diaper pail further includes a light source positioned to transmit light at an excitation wavelength of a biological substance. The diaper pail further includes a photodetector positioned to detect a measurement of light intensity within the range of emission wavelengths of the biological substance. The diaper pail includes a processor that is c...