ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,199, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to American Molecular Laboratories Inc. (Vernon Hills, Ill.).
"Fluid collection device" was invented by Hongjun Zhang (Buffalo Grove, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid container including a container having a proximal end, a distal end, and an opening at the proximal end, a collecting chamber coupled to the proximal end of the container. The collecting chamber has a proximal end with an upper opening and a distal end with a lower opening, the upper opening having a diameter larger than a diameter of the lower opening. The fluid container further includes a cover with a base coupled to th...