US Patent Issued to FIRST SCREENING on April 7 for "Urinalysis device and health facilitation system" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,061, issued on April 7, was assigned to FIRST SCREENING Co. LTD. (Japan).

"Urinalysis device and health facilitation system" was invented by Yohei Kanazawa (Tokyo) and Yoshito Tsunoda (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A urinalysis device includes a target formed from a water-repellent material, an absorbent portion formed from a water-absorbing material and at least partially in contact with the target, a surface structure that forms a pathway for directing urine for application to the target; and a sensor element that is provided in the absorbent portion and outputs signals corresponding to components in the urine."

The patent ...