ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,495, issued on April 14, was assigned to PUREWICK Corp. (Covington, Ga.).

"Male external catheter with attachment interface configured to bias against penis" was invented by Camille Rose Newton (Bonsall, Calif.), Raymond John Newton (Bonsall, Calif.) and Benjamin Jackson (Statham, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example male urine collection device for collection of urine discharged from a subject is disclosed. The male urine collection device includes a receptacle defining an internal volume, the receptacle configured to receive a penis and to collect urine, and a plurality of flaps movable to access the internal volume of th...