ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,666, issued on July 21, was assigned to Okamoto Industries Inc. (Tokyo).
"Condom and method for manufacturing same" was invented by Yuuki Sayama (Tokyo) and Iwao Endo (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A decline in viscosity of a first lubricant due to perspiration, pressure of insertion, thrusting, and the like during coitus is prevented and, a high adherence with a penis is obtained. In a condom, lubricants are added to a condom main body, wherein the lubricants include a first lubricant and a second lubricant, the first lubricant is made of a silicone oil having a higher viscosity than a viscosity of the second lubricant and is...