ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,270, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to MTology Innovations LLC (Waddell, Ariz.).

"Methods for reversible male birth control" was invented by Candace Pless (Waddell, Ariz.) and Gabriella Estrada (Mesa, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Contraceptives and methods for reversible male birth control are disclosed herein. One method includes providing a polymer including a viscosity and reducing the viscosity of the polymer to create a polymer solution. The method further includes injecting the polymer solution into the vas deferens of a male subject while the viscosity of the polymer is reduced. The polymer solution forms a polymer ba...