ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,146, issued on Sept. 29.
"Portable urinal system and method of use" was invented by Matthew Voda (Mont Vernon, N.H.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable urinal can be designed for use indoors and outdoors. The portable urinal can have a storage tank for storing urine and can be connected to a urine collector. The urinal can be used by a user for urinating and the tank can seal the stored urine thereby maintaining a hygienic environment. A base station with a pump unit can be coupled to the storage tank for emptying the tank, and an outlet tube can drain the urine from the storage tank to a drain. In various embodiments, the por...